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Bernie Sanders: “It is unsatisfactory to hear from my colleagues here about the long wait periods that folks struggling with mental…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2014
It is unsatisfactory to hear from my colleagues here about the long wait periods that folks struggling with mental health conditions have to overcome.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Critiquing the delays veterans face in receiving mental health care.

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