David Roe: “MOAA is especially grateful for the Committee's leadership in seeking views from a variety of stakeholders relevant to…”

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 not a threat to the VA, it is a lifeline to the VA.

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…

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…