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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
The one thing that I've learned, that I wasn't aware of before and does concern me, is, as these men and women deploy overseas, the one thing we can't capture--and they don't complain about it, but--is the opportunity lost.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb expresses concern about missed job opportunities for deployed service members.

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