U.S. Rep. David Young and congressional Republicans are blaming Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid for holding up final passage of a bill that would make needed changes to a suicide hotline for veterans. Reid’s office is strongly pushing back, claiming it was Senate Republicans who stalled the “No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act.”According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 22 veterans commit suicide every day. “The Veterans Crisis Line was created to help and support veterans struggling with emotional and mental health crises,” he said. "These practical fixes to the Veterans Crisis Line have received widespread support by Republicans and Democrats alike." @YoungForIowa has worked hard on a bill to make sure no call to the #veterans crisis call line goes unanswered, but Harry Reid blocked it.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2016 18:56 UTC