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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
Pain can be an unrelenting enemy - one that thwarts an individual's ability to work and enjoy the activities they once loved.
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Dan Benishek
Republican · Michigan

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Benishek describes the debilitating impact of pain on veterans' lives.

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