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On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
Okay. But he committed--he took his life within 30 minutes of speaking to somebody on that line.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee
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Editor's note · Context

Blackburn emphasizes the urgency of a veteran's suicide after contacting the crisis line.

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