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Jeff Miller: “I think that they have put the secretary basically in a box. They won't let him get out and speak. We haven't heard…”

On the recordMay 1, 2014
I think that they have put the secretary basically in a box. They won't let him get out and speak. We haven't heard anything from him on this particular issue.
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Jeff Miller
Florida

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Jeff Miller comments on the lack of communication from Secretary Shinseki regarding the VA issues.

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