Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I apologize.

We are obligated morally and ethically to try to find them.

What the VA is doing, is it a matter of resources? Is it a matter of hiring people? Is it a matter of greater attention?

And the transition and long-term support of this is extremely important and I will be exploring that more as I put my legislation together, so I appreciate that.

How we deal with this issue, I think, is really visible to our men and women who serve, that we are going to be there for them when they come home.

I think that is really important, because we can't just treat this like coming to the VA with a cold and we are sending you home.

The fact that our veterans are serving and sacrificing only to return to spiral into this depression and suicide is appalling, I think, to all of us.

Anecdotally, most women tell me that military sexual trauma is a part of their experience. So putting them into a facility with men is really intimidating.

Senator Murray requested information on VA Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS) efforts to assist Veterans with employment issues.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to now use time from morning business on this side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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