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On the recordNovember 2, 2021
We continue to hear about the threat of far too many suicides or the incidence of far too many suicides, and yet, it just seems we--just I do not understand why we are not doing everything we can to increase the--to make better the handoff between DOD and the VA.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown highlights concerns over veteran suicides and the transition from DOD to VA.

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