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 .
Paul Rieckhoff : Senate 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 , V.A . backlog huge , military justice is broken . He says Congress stood for wounded Ranger , but it was only a gesture .