Political Quotes

“I think we are missing the whole goal and the whole sight of the commitment of this Congress and the American people and the commitment we made to the veterans of America. Mr. Speaker, I have traveled and spoken to a great many veterans groups and also existing military branches, and the biggest concern they have is they feel we are forgetting them. Mr. Speaker, when our veterans went into service, they were told they would receive medical care. It was a contract made by this Government of ours and this Congress. All we are asking in this bill is not to exempt but to make sure that that commitment is fulfilled. We can streamline, we should do so, but not take away the ability to provide what we committed to these veterans. If we want to change the rules in the future, that is fine for those coming into the service now. We have veterans who have served their time. When I was in the service--that is more than I can say for some other people in this Government--but when I was in the service, I was told that if I served my 20 years, I would be given certain benefits.”