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Ann Kirkpatrick: “Your testimony is heartbreaking and I can barely hold back my tears, and I thank you for being here.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
Your testimony is heartbreaking and I can barely hold back my tears, and I thank you for being here.
Said by
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic · Arizona

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Expressing emotional response to a witness's testimony about veterans' struggles.

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