There's an especially sacred moral responsibility that if you're willing to sign up and risk your life for the country, we better damn well take care of you and your family when you come home. And instead of that, Nationally, they are trying to cut 85,000 physicians, providers and staff at the VA, over half of whom, by the way, are veterans themselves. And they're the party that supports veterans and supports strength. And I mean, give me a break locally, though, and this is where I'd ask everybody to help us and give us ammunition in my district. (42:36–42:47)
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Asserts that there is a national effort to cut 85,000 VA staff, many of whom are veterans.
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