Pat Ryan: “At the beginning of this administration, despite all their…”

“And I mean, give me a break locally, though, and this is where I'd ask everybody to help us and give us ammunition in my district. And this has happened across the country. Our va, my VA that I go to for care At the beginning of this administration, despite all their rhetoric, one of the first things they did was close 20 inpatient mental health and substance abuse recovery beds. completely shuddering, literally turning off the lights in this unit. The only place a veteran potentially in the moment making an incredibly horrific decision would show up and now have nowhere to go.” (43:04–43:17)

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