I will be interested to hear from our panelists about the national mental health picture and helping this Committee put the veteran suicide rates in context.

I believe VA is heading in the right direction.

What is VA doing to improve mental health wait times for veteran patients accessing VA mental health care?

We as a Nation have a responsibility, a sacred trust to care for those whom we send into harm's way.

. . . this spring [we have] implemented our performance criteria for timeliness, the intention is to go out and do three things.

One of the most pressing mental health problems we face is the issue of suicide and how best to prevent it.

I believe VA is headed in the right direction. I believe that they have made a true effort to get a good picture of the suicide issues that surround veterans.

I believe more can and must be done.

I hope to see some positive progress that this funding has been applied to the goals and outcomes for which it was intended.

How is VA working to better accommodate veterans who have transitioned into the civilian world and all the new responsibilities they must deal with while trying to seek the health care they need?

I will remind my distinguished colleague from Indiana that Notre Dame was undefeated this year. It was a very successful season, and we'll just put that on the record. Mr. Speaker, I am deeply humbled to represent the people of Indiana's…