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On the recordMarch 14, 2012
What is in your budget that is going to assure these young men and women that 50 years from now, 40 years from now, they and their families are going to get the same kind of, not only support, but respect that they're getting today, which they justifiably assume?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed questions budget assurances for long-term support of veterans.

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