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Beto O'Rourke: The problem with that is that money belongs to the veteran, and instead of saying we took an $8-million dollar hit for…

On the recordJune 11, 2014
The problem with that is that money belongs to the veteran, and instead of saying we took an $8-million dollar hit for non-VA care to their budget, they need to say we took and gave $8 million dollars to the veteran.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke emphasizes that funding should directly benefit veterans.

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