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Richard Blumenthal: “It could be used to rehire the thousands of veterans who…”

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Senator Richard Blumenthal Criticizes Costly Parade for U.S. Army's 250th Anniversary

Published | Video Starts at 00:40

But it's it could be used to train and equip our military at a time of very tight budgets. It could be used for our military families who need more childcare. It could be used to rehire the thousands of veterans who have been terminated from the federal workforce. And it could be used to enhance the health care and compensation and benefits for veterans who need it when they suffer cancer or other diseases resulting from exposure to toxic burn pits. (00:40–00:49)

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Asserts that the $45 million could be used to rehire veterans terminated from the federal workforce.

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