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On the recordMay 22, 2012
Is it time for us to start over again, to take a blank sheet of paper and say, How do we design this in a way for the benefits of the servicemembers?
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Burr questions the effectiveness of the current system and suggests starting anew for servicemembers' benefits.

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