David Roe: “All of us around this dais continue to hear from veterans, day after day, experiencing lengthy and frustrating delays.”

I think we all here share an objective to deal with the crisis of veteran suicide.

I think educating the public about this is extremely important and then being prepared for this, if it does.

But I am mindful of something Rahm Emanuel said when he was chief of staff to President Obama in 2009. He said you never let a serious crisis go to waste. I am afraid some of us are doing that here.

the crisis of veteran suicide is not new, but our solutions must be, and that is why I introduced the Veterans' Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms Act, or Veterans' ACCESS Act, that will mandate VA cover the costs of emergency…