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On the recordSeptember 29, 2015
I am going to hit one other agency that I think has the potential to do so much good for so many men and women that have put their hand up and sworn to defend and uphold our Constitution and defend our freedoms here in the great United States, and that is, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst emphasizes the potential of the VA to support veterans.

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