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David Thomas: “Reclaiming my time, frankly, as a Member of this side of the aisle, to say that the President said we should take this…”

On the recordMay 22, 1998
Reclaiming my time, frankly, as a Member of this side of the aisle, to say that the President said we should take this money away from veterans certainly is no reason to do so as far as I am concerned.
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David Thomas
New York

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Addressing the issue of funding for veterans during a debate.

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