Mark Takano: “One veteran lost to suicide is one too many, but 20 deaths a day... is…”

On the recordApril 28, 2019

One veteran lost to suicide is one too many, but 20 deaths a day... is unacceptable.

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Democratic · California

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Mark Takano highlights the alarming rate of veteran suicides.

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Mark Takano: “One veteran lost to suicide is one too many, but 20 deaths a day... is unacceptable.”