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Steve Cohen: We have 86,000 veterans in the tri-State area, and yet the closest regional office is 200 miles outside of the region.

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
We have 86,000 veterans in the tri-State area, and yet the closest regional office is 200 miles outside of the region.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen highlights the lack of accessible veterans' services in the tri-State area.

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