Fred Upton actually said...

this hearing is a natural outgrowth of this subcommittee's groundbreaking investigation of Federal programs addressing serious mental illnes...

over the last couple of years, one in every five suicides has involved a vet.

The Federal Government has spent billions of dollars on the worthy effort of minimizing the impacts of mental illness.

We hope that our ongoing work will educate the public about the many treatments available to address serious mental illnesses.