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On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Since 2007, this Committee has held five hearings regarding the issue of veterans' suicide, and the figures continue to increase at an alarming rate.
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Mike Michaud
Democratic · Maine

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Michaud notes the ongoing increase in veteran suicides despite multiple hearings.

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