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Which i think is reprehensible. there's no higher calling than honoring these young men and women who so bravely serve us. right now i'm real disappointed in how congressman flake has handled that. i won't do that. i will support our veterans and seniors as well as some of the areas congressman flake has moved away from because it's politically convenient for him. >> you know that movie "born of the fourth of july" where everybody cheers the young man when he goes off to fight but when he comes back dismembered, there's not a lot of bugles playing. what is that about our culture? some people, ...

And women who so bravely serve us. right now i'm real displounted in how congressman flake has done that. i won't do that. i will support or veterans and seniors as well as some of the areas congressman flake has moved away from because it's politically convenient for him. >> you know that movie "born of the fourth of july" where everybody cheers him when he goes off to fight but when he comes back dismembered, there's not a lot of bugles playing. they're good at the beginning but not so good when we meet the casualties. >> i think people rally around brave young men and women -- >> i wish the...

Good, these kids are going to live 50 and 60 more years. we owe them and their families for the rest of their lives and trying to make them whole and give them the benefits they've earned because those are not entitlements which is what congressman flake has said. they are not entitlements, these are earned benefits. >> that's part of the 47%, right? >> probably so, but for me, you know, i'm keeping focused on the specifics that i will never waiver from supporting our veterans for protecting medicare, protecting social security, to make sure our seniors, again, who have earned those benefits. ...

Give them the benefits they've earned because those are not entitlements which is what congressman flake has said. they are not entitlements, these are earned benefits. >> that's part of the 47%, right? >> probably so but, you know, for me i'm keeping focused on the specifics that i will never waiver from supporting our veterans for protecting medicare, protecting social security, to make sure our seniors, again, who have earned those benefits. they've put in every paycheck for 40 or 50 years. we can't pull the rug out from under them now. we owe that to the seniors to make sure they live thei...

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