On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
We can't afford to wait for symptoms of the illness to become so overwhelming that servicemembers either reach out for help or have their lives collapse.
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congress.govWe can't afford to wait for symptoms of the illness to become so overwhelming that servicemembers either reach out for help or have their lives collapse.
Jon Tester stresses the urgency of early intervention for servicemembers' mental health.
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I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.
I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.
There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.