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John Garamendi: “7.7% of our veterans are unemployed is unacceptable for a Nation likes ours.”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
7.7% of our veterans are unemployed is unacceptable for a Nation likes ours.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi criticizes the veteran unemployment rate as unacceptable.

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