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Barack Obama: These men and women and their families are the best that our country has to offer.

On the recordMay 20, 2014
These men and women and their families are the best that our country has to offer.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Veterans Health Care and an Exchange With Reporters

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