Programs in the department of defense director of Defense Suicide Prevention Office and the department of defense doctor miller acting director Suicide Prevention program at the department of Veterans Affairs and Suicide Prevention branch chief and deferment of Human Services and doctor kessler professor from the department of Health Care Policy at harvard medical school. Sorryea we are late. The topic is heavy and one that is difficult to discuss but we must address it to ensure the readiness and wellbeing ofut troops and families and veterans. Suicide is a homefront threat tragically rates of suicide for active Duty Service Members increased in the latest reports affecting young men under 30. It is a National Epidemic as a veteran Affairs Committee thats one of my Top Priorities the department of Veterans Affairs improveve capacity and access to Mental Health and the rates of suicide have not decreased. D i see today as an opportunity to understand what more we can do to make a posit
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Nutrition for street to order. Todays hearing marks this committees ninth hearing this year, dedicated to enlisting listen to our stakeholders around the country on out our Office Programs are currently working or need improvement as we work towards farm bill reauthorization during this congress. This includes taking a look at spending request for proposals for 39 programs in the farm bill that do not have budget baseline. And as i said each of these hearings are committee must be mindful of very tough budgetary environment that we have to face. While it is a principal duty of this committee to ensure the next farm bill provides our nations agriculture produces with the necessary tools and resources to feed a growing and hungry world, our responsibilities and the will of the is a you not stop there. It is also critical for next farm bill works to support Rural Businesses and cooperatives and Health Clinics and schools, Renewable Energy, and biobased product manufacturers manufacturers
So they say its just too dangerous to have people in the area. Firefighters say their crews are very tired after yesterdays enormous fire fight. They do, though, expect another busy day today. Yesterday was definitely coordinated chaos, it was crazy, we continued to bring a lot of resources into the city, were definitely not seeing the fire activity that we saw 24 hours ago, however, we do still have a lot of hot spots, active fire thats flaring up, with he continue to get reports of structure fires, vegetation fires all within the fire area. So although it doesnt look as dramatic as it was when it first started there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, we will be here for the long haul. Reporter there is a curfew now in place, firefighters tell us it does feel eerie to them here because there are no people here. If you are worried about your homes, they want to really emphasize that there is a heavy Law Enforcement presence here watching for any looters or anything dangerous