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On the recordMay 11, 2016
I mean, it hurts me, because these are blocking and tackling, this is solving the individual problems that veterans have when calling.
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Dan Benishek
Republican · Michigan

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Benishek expresses frustration over slow improvements in veteran mental health support.

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May 11, 2016

This is a crucial thing. I mean, I have had individuals talk to me about this very problem, you know, and they try to kill themselves in the parking lot of the VA because they couldn't get help.

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Jun 19, 2016

That shouldn't happen to anybody, right, Doctor?

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Jun 19, 2016

I don't know who wrote that, but it sounds as if somebody from Washington wrote that because it is the same kind of testimony we get from the VA every single time we have a hearing, okay?

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Jun 19, 2016

Something needs to be done to help our veterans.

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