Sen. Patty Murray plans to lead a hearing Wednesday that will examine long wait times for veterans who are trying to get mental health care services from the Veterans Administration (VA).
The hearing comes after the Washington state Democrat, who heads the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released a survey last month that found most VA mental health care providers across the country were ill-equipped to do their jobs.
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