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Tom Cole: “If you earn a benefit, you ought to be able to use it, even if it is for a public voucher.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
If you earn a benefit, you ought to be able to use it, even if it is for a public voucher.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole advocates for veterans' rights to use housing benefits without bureaucratic restrictions.

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