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Patty Murray: “Veterans' homelessness fell by nearly 12 percent in the year 2010, demonstrating that these programs work.”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
Veterans' homelessness fell by nearly 12 percent in the year 2010, demonstrating that these programs work.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray cites a reduction in veteran homelessness as evidence of program effectiveness.

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