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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
Employers don't want to talk about it. My Guardsmen and Reserve men and women don't want to talk about it.
Said by
Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the issue of employer fatigue affecting military personnel retention.

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