06/10/2009
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"Let me go on the record as to suggest--this is no great secret that we live in a political world--there are some very conservative organizations who do not believe in government."
"I think Congress several years ago developed that program for post-9/11 veterans."
"I will fight any effort to dismember the VA, because I think when you talk to the veterans of Vermont..."
"But, my point is, this is not just a crisis for the VA. This is a crisis for the United States of America."