David Roe: “We are not going to hear the same thing again. Am I -- I want that on record, we are correct in hearing that?”

Today is a significant day in America, it is April 15th, and a lot of hardworking taxpayers are sending checks off today.

Do not imply, Mr. Secretary, I care any less about the veterans who are committing suicide. I have declared suicide prevention to be the No. 1 priority of this committee.

I want to thank you for having this. I think we should continue this, because this is a travesty in the United States to have these kinds of mortality rates.

It is embarrassing to me to go home and to look those folks in the eye who work as hard as they do and write the checks they do to see this big of a disaster, financial disaster.