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Jackie Speier: Not one of them was going to be able to leave the program and go to a home. They were all homeless when they were going…

On the recordMay 20, 2019
Not one of them was going to be able to leave the program and go to a home. They were all homeless when they were going to leave the facility.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier highlights the homelessness of MST survivors leaving a VA program.

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