our freedom and on behalf of a por a more orderly world. it does perhaps raise one thought, right now there is a debate on capitol hill about budgets. this would be a good time for my friends up on capitol hill including on the other side of the aisle, to take a look at their budgets f. ss. if we re holding our defense and nondefense budgets to 2006 levels, it is a lot harder for us to do the job we need to do not only on the national security side but also here at home making sure that when our men and women come home and when they potentially go into civilian life they have a strong economy and that their kids have good schools and they can send their kids to college and they get the veterans benefits they have so richly earned and deserve. that would be a good way for us
our men and women come home and when they potentially go into civilian life that they ve got a strong economy, that their kids have good schools, that they can send their kids to college, that they get the veterans benefits they had so richly earned and deserve. you know that would be a good way for us to express the thanks for the sacrifices they consistently make. i met yesterday the widow of a general. she would like the memory of her husband to be preserved by a sustainable afghanistan that is secure. the 2,215 americans that have died must not die in vain. they must leave behind the legacy of a stable afghanistan,
when he saw 9/11 he stepped up and wanted to serve or be part of something bigger than himself. and as long as our country has men and women willing to step up like that america s going to be around for a while. yeah. i look at the tragedy of him trying to help out another marine corps veteran. and unfortunately, that veteran who turn and took chris s life and another colleague s life. you know, how do you see it when these men and women come home after serving country overseas? the strain of that and the fact there are 22 veterans that commit suicide every day. what do you think more our country could do? well you had a piece about jason redman. i know him. he s a great guy. he talked about serving others. veterans can help veterans. and chris kyle has a fund. it s chris kyle frog foundation. and the whole premise is serving those who serve you. and, in fact i d rather focus
areas and they come home, want to start a family and there s a specific ban in place today at the va that says they will not cover any fertility services. these men and women come home recovering from these injuries and want to start a family and they can t get that paid for as part of the cost of the war. we have a veterans bill on the floor today that i have a part in that will say that the va can no longer ban covering those services. i want to get this passed and republicans are blocking it. i m very frustrated. help me with what the reasoning is? does this go back to religious issues on the part of some republicans? i think that s the million dollar question. why would senator bur but out an at tern tif alternative that leaves the ban in place. they are not answering that question but to me it raises the profile of what is the motivation. do they not believe fertility
corporal cameron bow, this is awesome, i ve got goose bumps. consider this, krystal, he was in fourth grade, just 8 years old, when 9/11 took place. now he s a part of this war, waiting for his chance to see the president in person. peter, it s just incredible. we can feel the emotion just watching this. it seems like it ll be a very optimistic, positive message that he will give, but you can t help but touch on the realities of when these men and women come home. i mean, the stats we see every day now, you know, more of them are committing or at least thinking about suicide. it s that much harder to find a job. how much do you think he ll touch on the realities these men and women are faced with once they return home? reporter: it s been communicated to us that the priority for the president really in coming here is just to say a word of thanks face to face with so many of these ma lea marines and others who serve