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Lloyd Doggett: “I do not understand why Medicare subvention has not been set out here. I do not understand why a mechanism for our gulf…”

On the recordOctober 1, 1997
I do not understand why Medicare subvention has not been set out here. I do not understand why a mechanism for our gulf war veterans to make claims against Saddam Hussein has not been put on the calendar. I do not understand why this motion was tucked away at midnight last night and then adjourned instead of addressed. I think our veterans should be put first instead of last again and again by this Republican leadership.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Addressing the need for prioritizing veterans' issues in Congress.

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