On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
Are there plans or how do you see us increasing mental health crisis beds to be available within a reasonable driving time?
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congress.govAre there plans or how do you see us increasing mental health crisis beds to be available within a reasonable driving time?
Tester questions the availability of mental health crisis beds for veterans.
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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.
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.