I do not know what more to say because my time has expired.

They are in your doors. They are using your services and they are committing suicide at a higher rate.

I want to pursue the line of questioning that Senator Johanns began because I think it is absolutely critical.

For every veteran suffering from this despondency, despair, depression, every day is like a lifetime.

We need to do more to try to prevent those wait times, increase the quality of care.

The experience each of us has had with these problems has been heart-breaking and riveting.

The focus should be on improving mental health.

If more than half of our Nation's veterans do not think they are getting better, I believe the focus on whether evidence-based treatments is provided might be misguided.

What that says to me is that among other age groups, suicide rates have risen dramatically for veterans who use your services, not just women, but men.

While this bill will not fix everything, it is a big step in the right direction, I believe.

The gap that he leaves for his family and children is irreplaceable and the suicide that he suffered was unnecessary and avoidable.

What I find so disturbing is what we will hear today is very similar to what we heard in 2011.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Denise Dickenson, a fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor until January 26, 2015. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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