Senator, I served with a lot of men who were affected by, in a lot of ways by those types of symptoms, including symptoms that led to the taking of their own life. This is a deadly serious issue. We are committed to getting to the bottom of who it affects and why and making sure we do right by it. So let me tell you what I've done about it. As chairman of this subcommittee. At one point in time, we have dramatically, dramatically increased the medical research to protect the men and women in uniform. (1:04:32–1:04:38)
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