David Roe: “I believe we should look at adult education programs as an effective and necessary complement to the drop out problem.”

I believe we have to really get back and reconstitute our mental health infrastructure in this country.

We have to start doing something differently.

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.

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.