May 26th, 2011
06:44 PM ET
12 years ago
Obama urged to reverse policy on no condolence letters for suicides
WASHINGTON (CNN) - A bipartisan group of senators is asking President Barack Obama to change the current "insensitive" policy of not sending condolence letters to families of service members who commit suicide.
A letter signed by 11 senators - 10 Democrats and one Republican - and sent Wednesday urges the president to "take immediate steps to reverse the long-standing policy of withholding presidential letters of condolence" to families of troops who killed themselves.
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let's see signed by 10 Democrats and ONE Republican. I think I can see who is really insensitive here other than most insurance compaines that won't pay for suicides even though it's not the fault of the family members left to grieve.