Jon Tester actually said...

"This veteran's plight highlights the fact that our failure to treat a veteran's mental illness at a preliminary stage will eventually lead to a higher and more expensive level of care."

"Early treatment is more effective from both a medical and cost standpoint."

"we need to ensure that the VA has access to, or can arrange, geographically dispersed crisis beds to ensure that no veteran must be made to travel more than two or three hours to get to a safe place o..."

"There will be an increase in the veterans' budget that will be proposed by the President."