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Jim McDermott: “Far too many of our most vulnerable elderly and disabled citizens are waiting too long to get the benefits that they…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2009
Far too many of our most vulnerable elderly and disabled citizens are waiting too long to get the benefits that they deserve and are entitled to under the law.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott highlights the crisis of delayed benefits for vulnerable citizens.

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