Well, how soon? You know, veterans are committing suicide every day, there's a real potential to save lives.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for having this hearing.

I'd like to know in a month, 3 months, 5 months, so we can help people, what you're finding and how to actualize it in treatment.

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Those are not counted as suicide?

Shouldn't the VA be much more aggressive in advocating for those statutes?

So it depends on the local coroner?

If the same numbers are dying, if the rate of suicide is 1 in 17, 1 in 20, 1 in 21; I don't even know the most current figure.

Those are not counted as suicide?

I think those numbers are probably tremendously incomplete.

Shouldn't the VA be much more aggressive in advocating for those statutes?

So it depends on the local coroner?

I think those numbers are probably tremendously incomplete.

If the same numbers are dying, if the rate of suicide is 1 in 17, 1 in 20, 1 in 21; I don't even know the most current figure.

I think those numbers are probably tremendously incomplete.

I want to just return to the exchange you had with Senator Hirono on drug overdoses.