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On the recordMay 1, 2024
How do we be confident in this Committee that we're not sacrificing the quality of service to our veterans if we are reducing staff and at the same time, demand is going up?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King questions the budget's impact on veteran service quality amid staff reductions.

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