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U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs on LA's homeless veterans, voices on homeless families
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Jan 5, 2017
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U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs on LA's homeless veterans, voices on homeless families

Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti about homeless veterans; tour of Skid Row's Union Rescue Mission; a surge in homeless families.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald attends as a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald attends as a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs meets with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti about homeless veterans; tour of Skid Row's Union Rescue Mission; a surge in homeless families.

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