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Tim Kaine: “Congress would be derelict in its duty of oversight if we just shrugged our shoulders at these 19,000 sons and…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
Congress would be derelict in its duty of oversight if we just shrugged our shoulders at these 19,000 sons and daughters.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine calls for Congress to take action regarding military sexual assault.

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