I have said multiple times from the dais to my colleagues on this committee many of the challenges facing our service members around quality of life, housing, food insecurity, access to world class health care providers, mental health care providers, child care, those are challenges the entire country faces.
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Escobar emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to address service members' challenges.
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