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Bill Cassidy: “OK. I noticed in the eligibility for current benefits, basically, somebody could have been in Saigon at a desk job, but…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
OK. I noticed in the eligibility for current benefits, basically, somebody could have been in Saigon at a desk job, but they would be eligible for Agent Orange benefits even if they plausibly never had an exposure, correct?
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Highlighting potential issues with eligibility for Agent Orange benefits.

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