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On the recordNovember 12, 2002
if I may, since I have seen a tendency for some people in the bureaucracy of government to somehow lose sight of the value of our veterans, would you consider a letter to that extent to the Secretary? The Secretary has got a lot of things on his plate. Maybe he does not deal with individuals to the extent that you and I as representatives of 700,000 people do, but would you consider a letter to the Secretary along those lines telling him of our strong interest in accomplishing just that?
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Gene Taylor
Mississippi
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Discussing the importance of advocating for veterans' issues with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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