Mike Bost on Veteran Suicides: ‘We Cannot Afford to Keep That Number Where It’s at’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER You ░░░░░░░░ are concerned and active ░░░░░░░░ veterans issues being on ░░░░░░░░ Veterans Affairs committee I ░░░░░░░░ to put up this ░░░░░░░░ of suicides of veterans ░░░░░░░░ 2001 to 2021 And ░░░░░░░░ can see the increase ░░░░░░░░ just in 2021 6 ░░░░░░░░ veteran suicide deaths up ░░░░░░░░ from the year before ░░░░░░░░ Bost you re working ░░░░░░░░ legislation You have worked ░░░░░░░░ in a bipartisan way ░░░░░░░░ Yeah BAIER to try ░░░░░░░░ help on this Talk ░░░░░░░░ that BOST No matter ░░░░░░░░ one veteran suicide is ░░░░░░░░ many You know we ░░░░░░░░ been working to make ░░░░░░░░ that one of our ░░░░░░░░ we implemented the new ░░░░░░░░ digit 988 number to ░░░░░░░░ sure veterans can have ░░░░░░░░ to the hotline whenever ░░░░░░░░ need it We also ░░░░░░░░ and looking into each ░░░░░░░░ and the successfulness of ░░░░░░░░ program and also making ░░░░░░░░ that we re providing ░░░░░░░░ working with our community ░░░░░░░░ that can provide mental ░░░░░░░░ care early on to ░░░░░░░░ those needs of our ░░░░░░░░ no matter where they ░░░░░░░░ whether they are close ░░░░░░░░ V A Or not ░░░░░░░░ to a V A ░░░░░░░░ cannot afford to keep ░░░░░░░░ number where it s ░░░░░░░░ We ve got to ░░░░░░░░ everything in our power ░░░░░░░░ bring it down.”