Committee heard from representatives of veterans organizations on legislation recently passed in the senate which is expected to be taken up in the house. This is 90 minutes. [no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyone. [audio difficulty] millions of veterans every day. This committee is gathered to hear from those organizations about their firsthand perspective and their support for comprehensive Suicide Prevention legislation, s. 785, Veterans Mental Health care improvement act. This piece of legislation has been before this committee and before the senate, and i wanted to give the opportunity to those veteran Service Organizations and others the ability to tell us any thoughts they have in regard to this legislation as we negotiate with the house in its passage and its ability to be sent to the president. Additionally tomorrow, september the 10th, is worldwide Suicide Prevention day, and this is our opportunity to call attention to the tragedy of suicide and urge for sw
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Researchers from germany are trying to learn more about these mega bats to do that theyre hoping to catch a few of them with a net the scientists are setting up a trap at 2 am because it must be ready before sunrise well theyre flying foxes are nocturnal they can still see better by day than at night because unlike other bats find foxes dont anchor locate they use their sense of sight to navigate. As an instant isnt its we must always keep the net off the ground and then open up the compartments so it hangs completely straight at the top so the bats dont see it and it deflate them well as it is not seen as the work in complete silence with no light and the only night vision goggles and then we hope will catch them but you never know. These are the images from the night vision goggles at night the flying foxes lead to trees where theyve spent their day sleeping and set off in search of food mainly fruits and berries. The researchers wait for 2 hours and then they have a stroke of luck f
[no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyon good afternoon everyone. [inaudible] to support millions of veterans every day to hear from those organizations and the support for Suicide Prevention and legislation with commander John Scott Hannon better improvement act. Business legislation before thisbe committee and before the senate and i wanted to give the opportunity to the Veterans Service organizations and others and as you negotiate with the passage in the ability to be sent to the president. September 10 is worldwide Suicide Prevention day in the hearing is our opportunity to impact so Many Americans and urge for swift passage of legislation to provide lifesaving measures for those at a risk. I was notified yesterday of another veteran who died by suicide on v. A. Property. And those placing the veteran at the center of the system focusing on new forms of outreach. To achievein those goals and those not yet identified and organizations not yet with caddying and resear
We dont stand for it. These are not acts of peaceful protests but domestic terror. None of it justifies looting, burning or anything else. Regardless how angry you are, if you loot or barn you should be held accountable as anybody else. This cannot be tolerated across the board. Paul lets bring in our panel. Dan henninger. Kim strassel and jason riley. Jason, who won the battle of the political battle of kenosha . [laughter] jason it might be a little early to tell to give an answer on that. We will have to see the polls. President trump seems to think its a winning issue for him, he can in blame on the protests that we are seeing going on around the country. The democrats, i think one of the challenges is he has this happening on his watch and what he can do to address this if he is reelected that he cant do right now while hes president. At the same time, i think biden feels he wont be blamed for this, he is seen as the more call me figure. Hes looking at polls like those who say we