Do we have provisions to really treat this? Do we have provisions to give the counseling, to do the identifying of it, number one; treat it, number two, and with useful numbers of our armed services at work trying to retain them and their skills in our services?
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Senator Leahy questions the adequacy of mental health provisions for returning service members.
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