David Roe: “I think we have got to back up and empower veterans.”

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.

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.

The truth is that President Obama, and following the law, deported almost 3 million people.

The members here have heard me say this many times, in the Guard in Tennessee we have a program called Guard Your Buddy, which has been shown to reduce suicide by almost 70 percent.