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Mitch Landrieu: “But I did feel compelled to come to the floor and raise an issue regarding our military families, especially the…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2004
But I did feel compelled to come to the floor and raise an issue regarding our military families, especially the families of our National Guardsmen and Reservists. They, too, are so critical to meeting and defeating enemies on the home-front and in Iraq and Afghanistan. Because we call on thousands of Active men and women in our armed forces, as well as reservists in our Guard and Reserve, to be in the forefront of the battles in Iraq and Afghanistan, I thought it was important to come to the floor to share some information that will disappoint people in Louisiana and across the United States.
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Addressing the importance of military families during a discussion on tax relief.

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