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John Fetterman: “Last year our country reached. They reached the 50,000, I…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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And that's why I want to use that stage to be of value and having that conversation about self harm. Because Last year our country reached. They reached the 50,000, I believe Americans took their lives. That's an epidemic. And if that conversation has saved at least the life, and it has, so then it's been worthwhile. I had a father reach out to me and they had a young son. (22:50–22:58)

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Asserts that approximately 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year.

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