“Pledged to keep advocating for reform of VA mental health care until the risk of veteran suicides is eliminated.”
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All three cited PRIMARY sources were WebFetched and independently confirmed: each is reachable, the exact quote appears verbatim, and each documents leadership (sponsored/authored/led), not mere advocacy. (1) moran.senate.gov Hannon Act signing release — quote confirmed verbatim; page states Moran and Tester, as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced and co-authored the landmark Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (signed Oct 2020). (2) moran.senate.gov 2015 release — quote confirmed verbatim; page explicitly states the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act "is sponsored by Sen. Moran." (3) veterans.senate.gov March 2025 release — quote confirmed verbatim; Moran introduced the HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025, reauthorizing and expanding the suicide-prevention grant program created by the Hannon Act — direct evidence he is still driving reform, satisfying the "keep advocating" pledge. Across more than a decade Moran authored/lead-sponsored the two central federal VA mental-health/suicide-prevention laws and continues to lead in 2025, clearly meeting the CHAMPIONED bar (authored/sponsored/led, not just voted). The "until the risk is eliminated" clause is aspirational and unmet (an outcome no single senator controls), which is why confidence is 0.9 rather than higher, but the operative pledge — to keep pushing VA mental-health reform — has been met at the highest leadership level.
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