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Jon Tester: “The issue around suicide and mental health is a crisis all…”

Featuring: Jon Tester, Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Montana

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Published | Video Starts at 48:29

We finally got a point. So the VA can take care of those folks. Do we need to do more? You're damn right we need to do more. The issue around suicide and mental health is a crisis all across this country, and it's particularly acute with our veterans. We need to get more folks that are psychologists, psychologists into the VA. Thank you, Senator Tester. Mister Sheehy. Well, again, Senator Tester and I are agreeing. (48:29–48:36)

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Asserts that suicide and mental health issues are a crisis, especially among veterans.

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