“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordNovember 9, 2016
All told, the Federal government has hired approximately 516,000 veterans since FY09.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Fact Sheet: Ensuring Veterans Have the Tools to Succeed

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