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Last year we were able to get in the NDAA that every servicemember can get a mental health assessment.

I want to make sure that your leaders at the squad and platoon level know, 'Make a call, talk to somebody.'

When you said the Army's mission is to win. We have to win there too in order to have success in Syria

I would encourage you in your new position to really birddog this and to make sure that the squad leaders and the platoon leaders know, hey, let us know if you see something going sideways for one of the guys, one of the men and women, let…

When I met with the Israeli Defense Forces, they said what was critical in reducing suicides was pushing it down the chain of command.

We have people who are starving, in effect, and we have the ability to try to do something about it.

I was in Iraq a few weeks ago with a group led by Senator Kaine, who's sitting next to me.

If you could, that would be very, very helpful, because it, from the description, seems to be an incredibly troubling and dangerous weapon that is being worked on right now.

In regards to what Senator McCain said before about General Dunford's testimony regarding Russia as perhaps the most dangerous threat to our country, there's recent reports that just came out about a directed energy weapon they've…

I would also encourage you to keep in mind some of the unique challenges that our female servicemembers face every single day.

If confirmed, I would take an early opportunity to get on the ground to speak to commanders...

It appears that the plan we have right now is really no plan.

I think we not only have to win the battles, we have to re-acquire the hearts and minds of the people there.

We need you to help in this humanitarian crisis.

One of the greatest concerns was the Iraqi troops, and when you look at the number of ISIS fighters in Ramadi compared to the Iraqi troops, it was a very sparse number of ISIS fighters, but they won the day anyhow because the Iraqi troops…

Are we going to make sure that everybody knows, look, it is a sign of strength to try to get some help, to talk to somebody, as opposed to any weakness?

I believe one of the greatest threats to our troops is when they find themselves in a personal place where they start to think about something like suicide.

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