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Jon Tester: the truth is we have to get to a point where we start reducing the backlog, and we are not there yet.

On the recordJuly 28, 2009
the truth is we have to get to a point where we start reducing the backlog, and we are not there yet.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need to reduce the backlog of claims for veterans.

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