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On the recordDecember 6, 2016
I find it unacceptable that we would place the additional burden of years of concern about the legitimacy of a bonus payment, or student loan repayment, on those who volunteer to serve.
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Joseph J. Heck
Nevada

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Heck emphasizes the unfairness of burdening service members with repayment concerns.

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