04/01/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"Do you agree with our senior military and intelligence leaders, that al-Qaeda and its associated forces have not been defeated?"
"Decent care for our veterans is the most solemn obligation a nation occurs, and we will be judged by God and history how well we discharge ours."
"It's time we live up to Lincoln's injunction, which serves as the VA's motto today, quote, 'to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.'"
"How we care for those who risked everything for us is the most important test of a Nation's character."