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Kirsten Gillibrand: “IAVA strongly supports S. 1940, which requires the VA to complete a study of the effects of Agent Orange on the children…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
IAVA strongly supports S. 1940, which requires the VA to complete a study of the effects of Agent Orange on the children of Vietnam veterans.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand advocates for a study on Agent Orange's impact on veterans' children.

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