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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
the invitation for this hearing specifically cited our interest in discussing, 'veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War,' and yet VA's testimony has lumped information from 1990 with the current OIF, OEF veterans in an apparent effort to reflect better statistics than those specific to our issue today.
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Mike Coffman
Republican · Colorado

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Coffman criticizes the VA for misrepresenting Gulf War veteran statistics.

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