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On the recordMay 11, 2016
Having the negative messages out there that it is an epidemic, that there is 22 dying a day is increasing hopelessness in our veteran population.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Walz discusses the detrimental impact of negative messaging on veterans' mental health.

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