The provision of grants that address social risk factors may substantially help prevent veteran suicide.

I think we are moving in the right direction.

With all the metrics and good intentions and all of that, the suicide rates have not changed, so we need to do something different.

The provision in Section 2, it says, 'The Secretary shall give preference in the provision of financial assistance under this section to eligible entities who have demonstrated the ability to provide assistance and suicide prevention…

It is not a threat to the VA, it is a lifeline to the VA.

I think some people are locked and loaded and ready to go right now; I agree with you.

Do not imply, Mr. Secretary, I care any less about the veterans who are committing suicide. I have declared suicide prevention to be the No. 1 priority of this committee.

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I was disappointed last year to witness a rocky implementation of Sections 107 and 501.

It is important that we are here today to review the implementation of the Forever GI Bill.

I am also interested in hearing about VA's plans to hold Secretary Wilkie's commitment that ever student veteran who was shortchanged due to the IT failures are made whole.

Well, if we act like we are self-serving, we are, because our phones are going to ring off the wall.

I think that is the right thing to do and to give people who are caught off-guard, and there will be some no matter how much you try to do this.

Now could have a mayor of a city withhold funding for the police department budget unless the police chief agreed to open up an information investigation on a political rival? Mr. Morrison?

the president in fact was asking a foreign leader to do an investigation on a political opponent.

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