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Nydia Velázquez: “Elder abuse is a terrible problem and one that we and our partners from across the government have been focused on for…”

On the recordApril 27, 2022
Elder abuse is a terrible problem and one that we and our partners from across the government have been focused on for many years.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the issue of elder financial exploitation and government efforts to combat it.

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