. >> richard and susan selke, taking your personal anger here -- oh, i am getting choked up. with us and thanks for your work. >> thank you. we'll be right back. when the game's on the line. hit him with a hard count, see if they'll tip their hand. the nfl trusts duracell quantum to their game day communication. they're blitzing up the gut! get out of the pocket! hut! duracell quantum. lasts up to 35% longer than the competition. >>> so what are you doing on january 6th? i have something for you to put in your calendar. when bob mcdonnell was convicted of felony charges in september we tried to figure out how much time he would be in prison when he got sentenced. my best guess is he was looking at eight to ten years in prison and that was my guess as an amateur, and now the pros weighed in. the guidelines they have now issued in the bob mcdonnell case range from ten years plus in prison, and the judge does not have to follow those guidelines, and judges do mostly follow those guidelines. bottom line, it looks more like ten to 12 years for the governor for his multiple convict

one of those mothers was susan selke, the mother of clay hunt. clay was a marine corps combat veteran who served honorably in both afghanistan and iraq, where he was wounded in battle. despite suffering from posttraumatic stress upon his separation from service, clay devoted himself to humanitarian work and advocated on behalf of his fellow veterans. nevertheless, in march of 2011, clay took his own life at the age of 28. tragically, clay was far from alone in his struggle and his family and friends are far from alone in their heartbreak. on average, 22 of our nation's heroes commit suicide each day. in spite of significant increases in v.a.'s mental health and suicide prevention budget, staff and programs over the last several years. what's more for some groups of including female veterans and veterans of iraq and afghanistan, suicide rates are actually getting worse. mr. speaker, we must do more to help these veterans, and with the passage of h.r. 5059, as amended, which is named in clay's memory, i think we will. help struggling veterans acces

susan selke urged us to pass this legislation that will provide for an independent and strong source of accountability because she believes it is necessary to help others like her son before they succumb, as her son did. and that kind of outside review to impose discipline on the v.a. is, as my colleague has said, is absolutely necessary, not only on the v.a. but on v.a. clinics and hospitals around the country. but we need more psychiatrists in those v.a. clinics and hospitals, and this measure will provide those resources along with accountability. in one of his most recent reports, my colleague from oklahoma highlighted the appalling case of dr. margaret moxnous. and i'm quoting from his report, and i thank him for that report and others that he has authored. dr. margaret marksnous, a former physician at the hunting v.a. medical center in charleston, west virginia, said that she reported patients who needed immediate mental health treatment, supervisors instructed her to delay care anyway. she saw at least two patients commit suicide while waiting for treatment between psychologic