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Sen. Garner presses panel to back 28‑member veterans task force, citing 22 veteran suicides a day
Summary
Senator Garner asked the committee to approve SP 4, creating a 28‑member task force to study veteran suicide and veterans’ needs statewide, urged bipartisan membership and statewide hearings, and won a voice vote to move the bill forward.
Senator Garner, vice chair of the State Agencies committee, told colleagues he is asking the Senate to back SP 4, a bill to create a 28‑member veterans task force to investigate veteran suicide and veterans’ services across Arkansas. "If there's one number I want you to remember from my presentation today, it's 22," Garner said. "Every day, 22 veterans in The United States commit suicide." He said the task force would travel to VFW halls and small towns, hear from veterans at town halls, and include mental‑health advocates and the VA.
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