Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"The entire premise of the long-term bill is to allow the agencies to get a planned program in releasing the work."

"The need to improve mental health care for our servicemembers and veterans is clear and demands a new sense of urgency."

"Instead of waiting until they return from combat, Vet2Vet starts its work with servicemembers pre-deployment and then helps them readjust when they return from service."

"we can't just stand by our military on the battlefield--we have to stand by them when they return home, too."