Ranking Member Roe Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Vet Center EligibilityCosponsored by the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Levin
Washington,
March 18, 2019
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Molly Jenkins
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs introduced the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Mike Levin (D-Cali.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and supported by the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS). “We must do more to address the epidemic of suicide among veterans in this country, and we can start by ensuring all servicemembers have the mental health support they need when they return to civilian life,” said Levin. “Currently, National Guard, Coast Guard, and reserve servicemembers are exempt from receiving readjustment counseling services at VA Medical Centers, but they often face emotionally challenging deployments to natural disasters or civil disorders that require counseling. This bipartisan legislation is an important step in closing the mental health care gap for those servicemembers, and I will continue to work with my colleagues on ways to address tragic rates of suicide among our nation’s heroes.”
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