VA has trained over 6,100 VA mental health professionals to provide two of the most effective evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD.

I want to know, though, how much of that is contract community-based care and how much of it is in-house controlled care.

The sacrifice of your sons for America is what keeps America strong.

the VA basically is a 21st century problem operating in an 20th century environment.

Thank you, Chairman Sanders. I held a hearing in Atlanta a year-and-a-half ago over the tragic suicides that took place at the VA hospital on Clairmont Road.

I request 5 minutes. I see the Senator from Wyoming, who is going to rebut the arguments made by the Senator from Maryland. So I will take 5 minutes, and then the Senator from Wyoming will have all the time he wants within the framework…

I thank my cosponsor and lead sponsor on the bill, a former Governor and good Senator from North Dakota who has been a great leader and partner with me on this bill. As the American people have absolutely figured out, Democrats cannot do…

I thank the Presiding Officer. First of all, let me associate myself with the remarks of my cosponsor, Senator Hoeven, who before he had to slip out the door to take a call relative to this vote was really very clear on so many important…

The Senator from North Dakota can do his closing and then I will yield to the Senator from California. Would that be OK?

Mr. President, I wanted to ask the Senator to yield so I can personally thank him for his leadership. It has been a pleasure working with him to build the Keystone Pipeline. He and I have worked together now for several years. We have…

Reserving the right to object. There are major concerns, particularly about the NRC nominee. He has no technical or scientific background. He visited his first nuclear plant this summer. Given that, and given that there is no precedent…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

I think it would be beneficial.

Our job is to try to figure out how we deal with that puzzle, that very difficult issue of how to provide services to people who need it.

I just hope we are not over-engineering something here.

But to anyone who might be listening in who is wondering if is it time to give up, it is not.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Somehow we have got to figure out a better way, because at the most important time in this person's life, when they are crying out for help, it should be a simple, straight-forward pathway to access that help.