And provide responsive strategies remains both a significant concern and an american societal responsibility. Depression. Talking about Substance Abuse, addiction. The selfisolation, whether we like the fact theyre called invisible wounds and is hoping sin because of those who are Walking Around and dont get the same respect and response from our American Public as those who do have the physical wounds because theyre each suffering entering as badges of honor in her own special way, that where does go to suicide. As tom said, we have embraced that and we are very concerned about 22 veterans a day are committing suicide. And that is the end result of a lesion of other types of things that have gone to for legion of other types of things that have gone on before. What about the undocumented family members committing suicide . That is happening, too. Those numbers are not being counted. We are looking for the possibly some legislation being submitted that is going to start to have the req
The bus. We worked on a dude ranch in the local immunity. I got to know many of these men quite well. What i began to realize is, most of them had served in vietnam and we even had a few who had served in korea. And how when they came home, they began this journey of disconnection from their families and their communities. I just knew we could do better. I had had personal experience. My dad served in the pacific in world war ii. Served in korea. And how when they came home, they began this journey of disconnection from their families and their communities. I just knew we could do better. I had had personal experience. My dad served in the pacific in world war ii. Like others of his generation, he never talked about that. Never. Not a word. Nor did any of my uncles that had served or my friends parents. But it had taken a toll on him emotionally and physically. I did not understand that until years later. Now, obviously, we know better, but we also know the statistics, right . We know
Congress is also in recess. Lawmakers returning next monday. We will have live coverage of the house and senate next week. Thanks for joining us for this thursday edition of washington journal. Enjoy the rest of your day. Life programming today on cspan includes a discussion on mentalhealth or rams Health Programs for military personnel. From the National Council of Behavioral Health. At noon, the American Enterprise institute unveils a report on al qaeda and u. S. Security in the wake of the killing of dozens of suspected al qaeda fighters over the weekend in yemen. 30 a look at elections in afghanistan. As. Is live on cspan tonight at 8 00 p. M. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is joined by colleagues and friends from canada and israel. They sure what it took to rise above the odds to reach the top of their fields. Heres some of what you will see. Judges dont make agendas. Always. Eceiving, we dont make the controversies that come before us. When they arebest on our plate to decide them. Not like
For a reception and appear in front of 500 people in a room speech, itpublic should be recorded and theres no good reason why we should had to cede to his request that it not be recorded. Why did you . He wouldnt have come otherwise. On these remarks, its selfevident that they are thatrent in the sense other than justice kagan, theyve come from one cloistered life to another. To the priesthood is through the federal appellate these institutions are bundled up so when they get to the Supreme Court, they dont range of professions and exposures in public life that other Government People would have by the time they got high rung. Youre saying theyre different because they have super thin skin . Not because no, its because theyre transparency is not a technical issue or a legal cultural issue. When transparency is a technical issue, it fails, it almost always fails. If you look at the president s open government agenda, when the president on day one was like were going to open up all of. G
Initiative includes looking at energy as a political weapon. Can you talk about the role in what is going on . The role of gas is very interesting. One of the reasons that the europeans are a bit reluctant to ,o forward with any further harsher, stronger sanctions. Particularly on the energy industry. Europe gets a large percentage of oil and gas from russia. Theye already seen supply most of europes gas. Remembered having the guest turned off and freezing in the middle of the winter. This is not something they are interested in conceding. It was the middle of the winter. Winter comes around very quickly. You see some of the european economies are tied to gas prices. Pipeline under the baltic sea directly to russia. That is one of the reasons you will see germany is a little bit reticent to jump on board with some of these sanctions. They do get 40 of their national gas natural gas from russia. Russian economies are not as integrated as the european and russian economies are. There are