Political Quotes

“I thank the Congresswoman from Arizona, my distinguished colleague on the House Financial Services Committee. I thank the gentlewoman for calling attention to all the Members in the House in this hallowed Chamber on this very, very important topic. So I thank the gentlewoman for inviting us to share. Mr. Speaker, in 2013, a documentary about the Veterans Crisis Line aired on HBO. Winning an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary in 2015, ``Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1'' highlighted the suicide crisis that we are talking about here tonight. It talked about the crisis that is facing our Nation's veterans and the men and women who are employed by the hotline that have devoted their time and their expertise in listening to our veterans and trying to aid them in their moment of crisis. Too many times, these calls are ones of last resort, with our veterans having nowhere else to turn and no one else to help them. Over the years, we have continued to hear of the tragic crisis facing our veterans who continue to suffer from the invisible wounds of war that wreak havoc on their minds, destroy families, and, sadly, claim the lives of an average of some 20 veterans every day. Arkansas' Second Congressional District is home to many of our brave veterans from the conflicts of our country.…”