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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
I think we are all committed not just in the veterans population but in the active-duty force to make sure that wherever these pressure points are that we find a way to relieve them long before we reach a suicidal end.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

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Senator Burr stresses the need for proactive measures to prevent veteran suicides.

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