According to Fox News Nevada Senator Harry Reid and US Representative David Young blame each other for stalling the Veteran Crisis Line Bill. This bill would make the necessary changes needed to the veterans' suicide hotline. After twenty-two veterans committed suicide in Young's district he wrote a letter to the VA expressing his concerns about the Veterans Crisis Line. The hotline is supposed to help veterans with emotional trauma and mental health crisis but he claims that there were many calls, letters, emails, and other communication networks were not answered. The bill was passed unanimously in the House but it has slowed down when it reached the Senate. Young claims that it is because of senior Senator Harry Reid who is about to retire. The Senate has its own hotline to see if the bill will pass by a unanimous vote but unlike the house this did not happen. Senator Reid claims that the GOP decided to take a vacation instead of staying a couple more day to pass the bill.

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