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On the recordMay 11, 2016
So you are telling me that there are only 12 places in the country that this is actually occurring out of the hundreds of VA facilities around?
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Dan Benishek
Republican · Michigan

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Benishek questions the limited availability of direct mental health support for veterans.

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