David Roe: “I don't know why 2 weeks is put in there. I have never seen a 2-week checkup.”

I want to give the VA a shout-out and there are some--obviously, we are going over some problems today that the VA had, but all in all I think the VA probably has the opportunity to be one of the best systems in the country.

When suicide occurs in a hospital, a place where the most vulnerable go for help, that loss feels particularly acute.

The VA is not meeting all the needs, otherwise the suicide rate would not be 20 a day and staying there.

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…