David Roe: “I do not know whether you can change the VA or not. I do not know whether it can be done or not.”

I will not sit here and tell you that I am going to give you a metric and that we will eliminate veteran suicide.

The provision in Section 2, it says, 'The Secretary shall give preference in the provision of financial assistance under this section to eligible entities who have demonstrated the ability to provide assistance and suicide prevention…

Suicide is a national tragedy. It is not just the VA; it is a national tragedy for us.

I want to thank the Chairman for bringing this bill forward, and hopefully we can get this thing done and out of here by Christmas.