There is no excuse for a veteran to be homeless. There is no excuse for suicide to be an issue in the United States of America.

I would like to thank all of you for being here today as a proud member of the American Legion from Connecticut.

I introduced the GUARD VA Benefits Act in this Congress with Senator Boozman, Chairman Tester, Senator Graham.

I think, the fundamental question here that we are asking is where has all this wealth gone that has been gathered in this economy from these massive increases in productivity if it hasn't been going to workers.

For the first time last year, the majority of wealth for new billionaires...came not from their work, but through inheritance.

A lot of that money is going to trust funds. A lot of that money is going into inherited wealth.

If Government is going to invest in business the trillions of dollars we invest in business, that our taxpayer dollars invest in business, that should--those benefits should be going to working class people, not just strictly business.

There is no excuse for a veteran to be homeless. There is no excuse for suicide to be an issue in the United States of America.

I introduced the GUARD VA Benefits Act in this Congress with Senator Boozman, Chairman Tester, Senator Graham.

I would like to thank all of you for being here today as a proud member of the American Legion from Connecticut.

The only question is how is it that he avoided falling out of a seven-story window?

I'm less concerned now. And the reason I'm less concerned is that first of all, I think I think collectively the government believes that he would not use nuclear weapons unless he thought that his own survival, his own personal survival…

The man's a murderer. The man is a gangster. The man has violated every tenet of international law and the United Nations charter.

There is no excuse for a veteran to be homeless. There is no excuse for suicide to be an issue in the United States of America.

I am sure we have some folks from Connecticut here today.

I introduced the GUARD VA Benefits Act in this Congress with Senator Boozman, Chairman Tester, Senator Graham.

Freedom of expression really matters.

I am very proud to be here today to join my great colleague from the State of Washington to support the Veteran Families Health Services Act. At a time when there are many, many complex and difficult issues-- some of them nowhere near…