Byron Dorgan: “Yesterday, as I listened to my colleague, Senator Smith, describe the loss of his son and discuss the issue of suicide…”

“Yesterday, as I listened to my colleague, Senator Smith, describe the loss of his son and discuss the issue of suicide, I know that it adds a dimension to what is an almost unbearable burden of losing a child, to lose a child to suicide. So my thoughts and prayers have been with the Smith family, and I know, too, that what Senator Smith has done in providing leadership for the legislation passed last evening is going to save lives. We will not know their names, but there are going to be young people in this country whose lives are going to be saved because the grants and the resources that are going to be made available through the legislation passed by the Senate last night. I am glad to be an original cosponsor of this bill. It is going to give kids who are despondent and have despair and depression hope, opportunity, and counseling. So what the Senate did last night is going to save lives, and we owe a great debt of gratitude to Senator Smith.”