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On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
I don't want their families to end up in poverty. I don't want their families ending up on food stamps.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Mikulski expresses concern for families of deceased soldiers facing financial hardship.

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