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Janice Schakowsky: “Meet Celly, a constituent of mine living in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. He is an Army veteran and a cancer…”

On the recordMay 25, 2023
Meet Celly, a constituent of mine living in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. He is an Army veteran and a cancer survivor, and he has received 100 percent disabled veterans benefits due to his trauma as he was serving for us in the service. He is currently enrolled in a VA program to become a paralegal. Celly called my office because he was worried. He was concerned that the veterans benefits that he relies upon could be snatched away by the Republican default. That is a real possibility. His VA benefits cover his rent, his medication, and his treatments. ____________________
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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May 25, 2023

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