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On the recordOctober 20, 2009
It is one of our Nation's great tragedies that on any given night, an estimated 131,000 veterans are homeless.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed highlights the tragedy of veteran homelessness in the U.S.

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