Congress to fund the government, you've got every advocacy inside the beltway and out who are pushing for something of theirs to be put into this, their voice to be heard -- >> sure. rich: do you feel like policymakers at this time of year were listening to you? >> yeah. well, you know, in the last 20 the years the v.a.'s budget has increased from, i think, $45 billion in 2001 to about $338 billion in the most recent appropriations bill, so congress, you know, is generally very supportive of veterans and veteran policy issues. you know, my contention though is that suicide prevention needs to ...