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Sanford Bishop: “Veterans, especially those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are facing an unemployment rate of over 27 percent…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2011
Veterans, especially those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are facing an unemployment rate of over 27 percent after leaving the service.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia

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Bishop points out the high unemployment rate among veterans.

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