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Jon Ossoff: “They tried to put forward this new rule whose effect would…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Don't indulge the illusion of powerlessness.

Published | Video Starts at 00:40

You saw what they tried to do about three weeks ago. Let me tell you what they tried to do about three weeks ago. This is Georgia's own secretary, Doug Collins at the va. They tried to put forward this new rule whose effect would have been to say, if you are a disabled veteran and you're getting care and that care is working, we're going to cut your disability rating. This is just three weeks ago. The outrage and the uproar were so intense that he backed off within five days. Because we still have power. (00:40–00:58)

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