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On the recordDecember 13, 2015
It is time to live up to the VA's mission today, 'To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.'
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Emphasizing the importance of fulfilling the VA's mission for veterans.

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