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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Since 2002, they have been shut out of VA care for Agent Orange related illness and this legislation corrects that…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
Since 2002, they have been shut out of VA care for Agent Orange related illness and this legislation corrects that injustice.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand highlights the lack of VA care for veterans affected by Agent Orange since 2002.

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