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Bill Delahunt: I agree but I would suggest that that is a by-product of just sheer incompetence by the civilian leadership, by the…

On the recordMarch 9, 2004
I agree but I would suggest that that is a by-product of just sheer incompetence by the civilian leadership, by the civilian leadership in the Department of Defense, not the military personnel because they are being sent into combat, but what is intentional, and again, I dare say goes to the credibility of this President, is the way that these men and women are treated when they come back to the United States and hear that this President has underfunded veterans' medical health care to the point where the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in this country described President Bush's budget as a sham, as a sham.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Discussing the treatment of veterans and funding issues during a debate on military and veterans' affairs.

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