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On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
I recently introduced H.R. 1001, the Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act. This legislation would simply exempt veterans from the hiring freeze.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee
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Jim Cooper discusses his proposed legislation to protect veteran hiring from freezes.

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