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Johnny Isakson: “We had a hearing in Atlanta in August 2012 on the veteran suicide problem at the Atlanta VA but also focused nationwide…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2013
We had a hearing in Atlanta in August 2012 on the veteran suicide problem at the Atlanta VA but also focused nationwide on the problem--that 22 veterans a day, 8000 a year are taking their own life.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson discusses the alarming rate of veteran suicides and the need for follow-up care.

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