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On the recordOctober 1, 1997
if the gentleman were off by a factor of about $40 billion to $50 billion, would he agree that his facts were not correct? Because I know he would not want to mislead the veterans and make them think they are going to get something they are not going to get.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Questioning the accuracy of financial claims related to veterans' benefits.

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