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President were in a budget stand off that threatened to shut down the federal government, you voted to continue paying members of congress including yourself in the event of a shut down. at the same time, you voted against a bill that would have ensured that members of the armed services continued to get paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you voted to send into combat in afghanistan? >> cantor never directly answered the question. do you think we're doing enough fo...

Paid. my question is this, eric. how could you in good conscious vote to continue your own pay but at the same time vote to stop paying our servicemen and women that you voted to send into combat in afghanistan? >> cantor never directly answered the question. do you think we're doing enough for our service members, what about it? >> by not answering it, he answered it. he's never done enough for our service people. he voted against a suicide prevention program for veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. for every combat loss we have every day, we have 18 people who came back from afghani...

>> it says to observe a marine is inspirational. to be a marine is exceptional. >> reporter: it is a message that brings tears for retired marine sergeant dana o'brien. it's from his grandson, corporal daniel o'brien who took his own life in july of 2009. >> it's hard. we were awful tight. they say you don't ever get through it, you just have to work your way through it. that's basically what we are all trying to do. >> reporter: 2009 was a terrible year. 52 marines died by suicide, a record high. in response the corp made prevention a top priority, with new training programs, even a dramatic ...

Besides not having him, that's what's hurting me the most. >> reporter: last month, his body was found at this bottom of the gorge. >>is just, you know, my heart being torn apart every day. i'm sorry. >> reporter: do you feel like you're in a crisis right now? >> yes, we definitely are in a crisis. >> reporter: in the 1990s, cornell picked up the nickname, "suicide university," prompting a model suicide prevention program, where everyone from professors to janitors are taught to look for signs of trouble. but officials acknowledge something has gone wrong. >> there will be plenty of time to wo...