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Kirsten Gillibrand: “This bill on your part puts that back in the family's lap and gives them the kind of control that can make the necessary…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
This bill on your part puts that back in the family's lap and gives them the kind of control that can make the necessary challenges bearable because the unnecessary ones have not been forced on them.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand advocates for empowering military families with decision-making control.

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