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On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
I think it is an appalling failure of our Government and our society that we have veterans who are willing to risk their lives for our country, and they currently live in worse conditions than they did in the deserts of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton criticizes the treatment of homeless veterans in America.

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