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Discussion on collaboration among veterans' advocates

1:54:15

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Michael Matos and Council Member Holden discuss the importance of collaboration among veterans' advocates and working together to improve services.

  • Matos emphasizes the need for more collaboration among advocates, regardless of differing opinions
  • He stresses focusing on moving forward and working together rather than pointing fingers
  • Holden agrees, stating that all parties are on the same team with the shared goal of helping veterans
Armando Crescenzi
1:54:15
the Of course.
Michael Matos
1:54:15
One one one last Yeah.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:16
Go ahead.
1:54:16
Sorry.
Michael Matos
1:54:17
I'd love to see more collaboration.
1:54:19
I know we have a few good advocates here working together regardless of our differing opinions and such.
1:54:24
Remember, we are all one veteran family here in the city.
1:54:27
So we can be critical of each other, but let's focus on moving forward and how we can work together instead of pointing fingers on what went wrong.
1:54:33
Right.
1:54:33
Let's work together on making it better.
Robert F. Holden
1:54:35
Yeah.
1:54:35
Because like I said, and when I took over the as chair, we're all on the same team here.
1:54:40
Yeah.
1:54:40
We want to help veterans.
1:54:42
We're all on the same mission and our goals are the same.
1:54:45
So let's work together.
1:54:46
Like you said, collaboration is important and trying to come up with constructive criticism.
1:54:52
When you do have When you criticize, as long as you, you know, if you criticize with some actual solutions.
1:55:00
And again, I think it all turn it goes back to budget.
1:55:02
But thank you so much.
1:55:03
And I I wanna thank Joanna Riola, the council member for taking over for me.
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