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Kendrick Meek: Not because the leadership on the opposite side thought it was the right thing to do. It is because we came to the floor…

On the recordJuly 14, 2005
Not because the leadership on the opposite side thought it was the right thing to do. It is because we came to the floor and members of the committee ran amendments, and newspaper articles were printed, the fact that we have veterans clinics that are only open once or twice a month to assist veterans. That is the reason why.
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Kendrick Meek
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