Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, no country that forgets its veterans can long endure, and that's why America has always celebrated and cherished our veterans' service. George Washington, in his first days as President, demanded, in one of the most forceful requests he made to the Congress, that they honor our veterans. Abraham Lincoln, who presided over our bloodiest war, dedicated two of his most beautiful speeches, the Gettysburg Address, and his second inaugural, in part or in full, to honoring our veterans. This is something that has long united our parties on both sides of the aisle. The Democratic Party has many distinguished veterans, as does our party. That is why, today, we should continue this commitment. We should ensure that the veterans who have been calling my office, who have been calling your offices, who've been calling all of our offices, don't have to face the kind of uncertainty and confusion that they do now because they aren't sure about what the Veterans Affairs Department can do for them. We have our differences about ObamaCare, about funding levels, about many other matters. But let us, for our veterans, come together, as Abraham Lincoln said, and appeal to the better angels of our nature. Uphold our veterans. Support and honor their service.”