Ranger : Congress could n't pass bill addressing veterans ' priorities . Rieckhoff : Congress is failing military families and proposing more cuts . And according to a new study , the suicide rate for young male vets has skyrocketed , up 44 % from 2009 to 2011 . Rieckhoff : 22 vets die by suicide a day , Washington . backlog huge , military justice is broken . He says Senate stood for wounded Paul Rieckhoff , but it was only a gesture .
Ranger : Congress could n't pass bill addressing veterans ' priorities . Rieckhoff : Congress is failing military families and proposing more cuts . Rieckhoff : 22 vets die by suicide a day , Washington . backlog huge , military justice is broken . He says Senate stood for wounded Paul Rieckhoff , but it was only a gesture .