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IS THEN GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR SECRETARY. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE A GENTLEMAN NAMED IRVIN GOODWIN. MANY OF YOU KNOW IRVIN, HE'S A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY...
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| 00:01:42 |
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15 YEARS AGO I WAS HOMELESS IN PEOPLES PARK IN BERKELEY, AND THE VA CAME OUT AND WAS DOING HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. AND I WAS ONE OF THE VETERANS...
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DETERMINATION. YOUR STORY. AND SO I WOULD LIKE -- [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE YOU PROVIDE ALL OF US, HOMELESS AND NON-HOMELESS,...
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| 00:14:46 |
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EDUCATION, JOBS, TREAT DEPRESSION, FIGHT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PREVENT SUICIDES, PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING. FIRST EDUCATION. THE NEW POST-9/11 G.I. BILL PROVIDES...
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| 00:25:30 |
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BEHALF OF HOMELESS VETERANS. AND SO THE SECRETARY HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO STAY. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE OUTSTANDING LEADERS HERE TODAY,...
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| 00:26:24 |
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ACROSS NETWORK SIX. AND THE HOMELESS PROGRAM IN THE ACTIVE MENTORSHIP IN HER NORTH COLONIC GOVERNORS FOCUS ON RETURNING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES....
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| 00:27:01 |
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ALSO WEARS ABOUT EIGHT DIFFERENT HATS. [APPLAUSE] >> AND HE, LIKE SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE WE RECOGNIZE IN THE PAST AND IN THE FUTURE, HAVE CUT HIS TEETH...
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| 00:27:30 |
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COORDINATOR. [APPLAUSE] >> HENRIETTA HAS BEEN WORKING IN THIS PROGRAM BEFORE MOST ANY OF US WERE. [LAUGHTER] >> SHE MUST HAVE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS TWO....
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HENRIETTA HAS DONE JUST THAT. [APPLAUSE] >>
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| 00:28:03 |
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WE NECKS WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
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| 00:28:08 |
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THE CENTRAL TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS WOULD COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] >> CENTRAL TEXAS HAS DONE A MARVELOUS JOB OF INCREASING...
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| 00:28:26 |
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AVAILABILITY AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. AND HAVE INCREASED A HIGH VOLUME OF OUTRAGE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HOMELESS...
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| 00:28:41 |
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THE NEXT GROUP, BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED ON FRIDAY AND SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GET RECOGNIZED, THEY WERE SHOCKED. AND THAT THE VARGO D.A. PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS....
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| 00:29:20 |
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LIVES. AND THEY SAID, MANY TIMES WE ARE GETTING CONTACTED BY VETERANS WHO MAY BE FREEZING TO DEATH IF WE DON'T GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING TO INTERVENE....
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| 00:30:11 |
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WILL ALSO SAY THAT I TOLD MICHAEL THAT I CALLED HIM THE OTHER DAY, THE GREAT PART ABOUT THIS IS, 10 YEARS AGO YOU HAD ASKED ME WHERE NOT TO BE HOMELESS...
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| 00:30:20 |
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IN AMERICA, I MAY HAVE TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AND IT SHOWS WHAT LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT AND A TEAM OF GREAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO...
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| 00:31:34 |
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TRAINING AND SELF-DETERMINATION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF AS HIGH AS 85%, WHICH IS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION FOR BREAKING THE CYCLE...
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| 00:32:17 |
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. [APPLAUSE]...
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| 00:32:56 |
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WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES LOCATED AT THE WASHINGTON VETERANS HOME IN BREAST A WASHINGTON. THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN PARTNERING WITH THE VA FEDERAL ...
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| 00:33:09 |
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OTHER STATE AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PARTNERSHIPS. WASHINGTON STATES AND EFFORTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING...
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| 00:33:55 |
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OFFICE WHO RECOGNIZED A CRUEL IRONY OF MANY WOMEN WHO PROUDLY WORE THEIR MILITARY UNIFORMS. MANY OF WHOM WERE VIETNAM VETERANS UNABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES...
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| 00:34:07 |
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OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE VETERANS COURT STARTED IN SAN DIEGO AND HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND LONGTIME MEMBER WORKING VERY...
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| 00:35:05 |
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THAT'S COMING. THAT'S THE PAUL NPD SHOW LATER IN THE AGENDA. [LAUGHTER] >> I DIDN'T WANT THE SENATOR TO STEAL MY THUNDER. [LAUGHTER] >> BUT ANYHOW, WE...
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| 00:35:33 |
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AWARDS GIVEN OUT BY VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY ERIC SHINSEKI WHO
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| 00:35:38 |
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ADDRESSED A CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON HOMELESS VETERANS. THIS IS LIVE COVERAGE HERE ON C-SPAN2.
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COVERAGE
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.