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Richard Blumenthal: “The present system is broken. The President thinks so. The VSOs think so. Our veterans think so.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
The present system is broken. The President thinks so. The VSOs think so. Our veterans think so.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal emphasizes the need for reform in the veterans' appeals process.

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