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Tom Latham: “I would just like to lend my support for this amendment. It's something where clarification needs to be done, and the…”

On the recordJune 27, 2012
I would just like to lend my support for this amendment. It's something where clarification needs to be done, and the rules need to work for veterans for these processes. This has been one of the hang-ups for veterans being able to get into assisted living or houses. And any backlog that there has been has been basically a bureaucratic backlog, rather than a funding issue in the past. So it's a good amendment, and I would urge its passage.
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Tom Latham
Iowa
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Jun 27, 2012

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