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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
And the budgetary implications if the government does not continue running. I just heard the Secretary say that caring for a homeless veteran costs three and one-half times that of one that we have in the system, and the budgetary implications of that too.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights the financial impact of caring for homeless veterans compared to those in the system.

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