Franken On Homeless Veterans
November 12, 2012 10:00 PM 
MINNESOTA – A focused effort to reduce homelessness among veterans has led to a significant decline over the past four years.
In 2009, one out of four homeless people was a veteran and today the Department of Veterans Affairs says that number is one in ten.
U-S Senator Al Franken says the Obama administration made it a priority to expand services to veterans to tackle the problem:
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Franken co-authored a bi-partisan bill to expand veteran job creation programs but it failed by two votes in September.
This is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
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