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Barack Obama: One thing that reform won't change is veterans' health care. No one is going to take away your benefits. That is the…

On the recordAugust 16, 2009
One thing that reform won't change is veterans' health care. No one is going to take away your benefits. That is the plain and simple truth.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama reassures veterans that their health care benefits will remain intact amid health care reform discussions.

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