On the recordMay 20, 2004
In essence, what our amendment does is ask the Department of Defense to study the availability of mental health services for our returning soldiers and their families. I have been to Walter Reed on many occasions, and we are providing outstanding physical health care and mental health care for those folks. But when people come back to their small rural towns, we need to make sure if they are suffering the emotional after-effects from the things they have seen and experienced, that they get the help they need, so they can return to their families, return to their work and not suffer lasting impacts. For 23 years before serving in Congress, I worked as a psychologist, often with veterans and in VA hospitals; and I know we can provide care that will help our warriors return home. We need to do that.
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