Nearly 5,000 veterans die by firearm suicide every single year. Five thousand. This bill dismantles a tool that the VA has used for decades to help keep at risk veterans safe. We have another veterans bill that helps disabled veterans, but pays for it by taking the money from other veterans. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. These guys always find plenty of money for a ballroom, for new wars, for new tax breaks, for billionaires. (01:13–01:21)
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