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Richard Blumenthal: “If you have met--and I hope you have--veterans who have waited for years for their claims to be resolved, and you hear…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
If you have met--and I hope you have--veterans who have waited for years for their claims to be resolved, and you hear and feel their justifiable anger, I would like you to feel that anger yourselves.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal urges understanding of veterans' frustrations over delayed claims.

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