Oversight Hearing Held

Week of March 15, 2010

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, recently held an oversight hearing on veteran suicide and mental health issues. Akaka sought to hear from veterans and VA leadership on the implementation of these measures. The Chairman's opening statement is available here. For the full witness list and witnesses' written testimony, visit the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs website at http://veterans.senate.gov/hearings.cfm?action=release.display&release_id=d1a8548c-de2c-49a8-b7f9-d0855265d435.

(From the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs press release at http://veterans.senate.gov/press-releases.cfm?action=release.display&release_id=41452a50-ef8d-4a0a-8d09-a91001af962e and linked from the main U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs newspage at http://veterans.senate.gov/.)