Political Quotes

“I am here on the floor because we are in a moment of crisis for our veterans. It is a moment of profound historic challenge to the Veterans' Administration, and what we need from Members of this body--and I am encouraged by the response so far-- is a call to action. We need a plan for accountability. That is our job--to hold responsible officials who have the obligation and opportunity to serve our veterans at a time when Elon Musk and Donald Trump are slashing and trashing our Veterans' Administration, with real-life impacts on the healthcare and disability benefits that are afforded to our Nation's heroes. It is a disgrace, it is shameful, it is unacceptable, and we need to muster the courage and fortitude on the part of this body to call it out and call it off. That is why I am here, and it is only the beginning of a plan for accountability that will include others--my colleagues coming to the floor this week and next--as well as hearings that we will organize, shadow hearings--not necessarily formal hearings of the committee but hearings that we will have on aspects of this challenge that call for us to highlight the need for action. We are going to come to the floor as well to seek unanimous consent on measures that will stop the degrading and decimation of the Veterans' Administration. It is illegal. It is immoral. It is immoral because we have a solemn responsibility--I don't need to make a long speech to tell my colleagues about this responsibility.…”