Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, a ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, is reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union address.

 Moran says political bickering is a common theme in Washington, D.C., but supporting veterans is a mission that should break through the gridlock in Congress. Moran uses the 2022 Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee as an example when the expansion of benefits and health care was given to all generations of veterans.

 Moran says reducing veteran suicide and working to improve mental health care treatment is another issue the committee is working to tackle. He says the SVAC is working to increase the number of mental health peer support specialists and makes key improvements to the Veterans Crisis Line and the VA’s prescribing practices through the Commander Hannon Act. Moran says implementing this legislation will help reach the goal of making certain our nation’s heroes receive the care and support they deserve.