suicide prevention in emergency care, they're nonprofits and community programs, arkansas senator john boozman said the idea is patterned after successful programs in his home state this connection is save lives in reverse the suicide right in northern arkansas over the past decade, congress has increased funding for mental health and suicide prevention at the va but the department said most veteran suicide victims are not receiving any via treatment cassidy explained it takes about 6 months after departing military service before veterans can first access via services. >>but most suicides are occurring in that same time period so we've got to have this kind of transition point tightened, and one is to make sure they all know they have va benefits for that first year the legislation also allows the va to access every veteran in need by expanding its mental health services that every hospital and through telemedicine so we can reassure veterans that their best days are ahead of the bill's future is now up to the house in washington, i'm jessi turnure. >>on the kron 00:04am morning news mail in

provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable john boozman, a senator from the state of arkansas, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: the senate was supposed to spend this week finalizing another bipartisan rescue package for the american people. millions of laid off workers needed more federal assistance to weather the storm. small businesses needed more support to make payroll. schools and families need more funding, tools, and certainty with reopening dates fast approaching. doctors, nurses, and health care workers need more backup as they hold the line against this disease. and we all need more gas for the race toward more testing, better treatments, and the vaccine that will finish the fight. so last week i canceled the first week of august of our august state work period in the hope that the speaker of the house and the democratic leader would put aside their ideological demands with no re