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On the recordSeptember 16, 2009
A lot of those compensated amounts are just off-kilter. I get all these veterans coming to me saying that they are not really receiving enough money for what they really suffered.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris highlights veterans' complaints about inadequate compensation for their suffering.

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