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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMay 22, 2012
the number of servicemembers going through this process who have taken their own lives, succumb to drugs, or suffered other unfortunate outcomes.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Senator Burr addresses the tragic consequences of delays in the transition process.

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