The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 8 37 a bill making continuing appropriations purposes. Nd for other. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from indiana, mr. Visclosky, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. Mole nar, will each control 20 minutes molnar, will each control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 8337, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Visclosky madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. Obviously we are here to consider a continuing resolution to allow the federal government , h. R. Tinue its operations 8337. At the outset of my remarks, do i want to thank the staff of the Appropriations Committee for all of their diligent work in some very difficult ne
Sufficient significant discussion about veteran suicides today, let me start by sharing the Veterans Crisis line. If you were a veteran you know are struggling, please contact the Veterans Crisis line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 182738255 and select option number one or text 838255. I want to thank everybody joining us today. Weve made Suicide Prevention or top priority and today 25 to 31 bills we will discuss or related to improving access and reducing suicide in the veteran population. The issues surrounding Mental Health care are broad and complex. Let me address some of the remarks made by the Senate Counterparts at the hearing yesterday. The committee has been trying to work with the senate for six month is a end after promising staff conversations we are pleased to hear they are committed to moving forward with meaningful improvements to help reduce veteran suicide and help prevent veterans from falling into crisis. I look forward to speaking with chairman mao ran direct
Langevin and others. Recognizeey i myself. The warnings we had and decisions made about the most recent worldwide Intelligence Committee in january of 2019, and i quote, the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next pandemic where large scale outbreak of contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability, severely affect the world economy, strain international resources, and increase calls from the United States for support. We must ask ourselves what are the warnings are going unheeded, and what can we do right now to protect the American People from other threats . Before the unthinkable happens in the future, how can we exercise strategic and precisive foresight to the best of our ability today to ensure are a nation prepared for tomorrow . That same worldwide threat assessment Cyber Attacks is a top global threat with china, russia, iran, and north korea, raging a silent war capable of shutting down with such Information Systems and cri
Line. If you were a veteran you know are struggling, please contact the Veterans Crisis line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 182738255 and select option number one or text 838255. I want to thank everybody joining us today. Weve made Suicide Prevention or top priority and today 25 to 31 bills we will discuss or related to improving access and reducing suicide in the veteran population. The issues surrounding Mental Health care are broad and complex. Let me address some of the remarks made by the Senate Counterparts at the hearing yesterday. The committee has been trying to work with the senate for six month is a end after promising staff conversations we are pleased to hear they are committed to moving forward with meaningful improvements to help reduce veteran suicide and help prevent veterans from falling into crisis. I look forward to speaking with chairman mao ran directly since we havent had the opportunity yet and to discuss further his commitment to pass the houses bipartis
Feedback ofeedbackon legislatiod by the congress in the future and what i can do to better help the folks back home. A typical state for period involves dozens ofto facetofae events from every corner of my state covering all ages, professions and walks of life. Last august, i spent time talking with my constituents about everything from the day the smith act and the g. I. Benefits for student veterans to the safe neighborhood grants and the usmexicocanada trade agreement. But as we all know, 2020 has been anything but typical, and this august was no exception. These big inperson events have been replaced with virtual ones of facetoface meetings which now involves wearing masks, social distancing and a heavy dose of hand sanitizer. Instead of the plot range of policies we might normally discuss, almost every one of them center on the impact of covid19. No big surprise there. Ive heard from many years, teachers, to thank employees, healthcare workers, Restaurant Owners and countless othe