… for the better part of 30 years, had to fight for recognition from the VA that that Agent Orange exposure led to the health problems they were struggling with. And We made a concerted effort to say, we're not going to let the Persian Gulf era and the 911 era veterans go through that same laborious process. So we put together our legislation. I'm on the veterans affairs committee along with the armed services committee. So being on the VA committee, you get to push your agenda pretty hard, which we did. (07:25–07:35)
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