Charles Q. Brown: “I truly hope that these two conferences are not just the tip of an iceberg of misjudgment and wasteful spending, but…”

We need to remember taking care of veterans needs to be figured in as a cost of war.

Let me add that women, one of the fastest growing groups of the military, are committing suicide, and I hope VA is targeting our female veterans, making sure that they get the help that they need.

We must accelerate change or lose.

This law was a positive first step in addressing what was then a burgeoning epidemic of suicides in the veteran community.