09/24/2019
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"Well, I think that the states built some of these cemeteries on their own in the west because they did not have a national cemetery."
"I think it is time that we look very seriously about opening one that is going to be available to the 1.8 million, 1.8 million veterans who do not have this option."
"I appreciate that. Because the veterans who are located in the West should not be a victim of geography."
"I can only imagine that the challenges you are facing are much greater than those that you have even outlined for us here today because of this unnecessary shutdown."