Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; the Shaheen amendment at the desk to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 754) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 6508) to the preamble was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) Strike the preamble and insert the following: Whereas establishing an annual ``National Warrior Call Day'' will draw attention to the members of the Armed Forces whose connection to one another is key to the veterans and first responders in the United States who may be dangerously disconnected from family, friends, and support systems; Whereas the rate of suicide for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty increased from 20.3 per 100,000 individuals in 2015 to 28.7 per 100,000 individuals in 2020; Whereas the suicide rate for veterans has steadily increased since 2006, with 6,261 veterans dying by suicide in 2019; Whereas, after adjusting for sex and age, the rate of veteran suicide in 2019 was 31.6 per 100,000 individuals, substantially higher than the rate among adults in the United States who are not veterans at 16.8 per 100,000 individuals; Whereas more veterans have died by suicide in the last 10 years than members of the Armed Forces who died from combat in Vietnam; Whereas many of the veterans who died by s…”