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Schumer aims to bump up veteran benefits

By Jessica Bloustein

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North Greenbush, NY – New York U.S. Senator Charles Schumer rounded out a tour of all 62 counties in the state today. He ended at the New York National Guard's 42nd Rainbow Division headquarters in North Greenbush, where he discussed a bill to increase veterans benefits for National Guard and reserve troops. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein was there: