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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I am very worried. Our last hearing we had was on suicide rates, and there has been a horrible increase in the number of…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I am very worried. Our last hearing we had was on suicide rates, and there has been a horrible increase in the number of both Active Duty and veteran status personnel who have committed suicide.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand expresses concern over rising suicide rates among military personnel and veterans.

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