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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I don't think we ought to send them into war and spend billions of dollars and then when they come back home we have to find money to make sure that they get good health care or find money to make sure that they get proper housing.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green argues for better support for veterans returning from war.

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