Political Quotes

“going back to my colleagues who have appeared to talk about issues of accountability for the Department of Veterans Affairs, I want to say how grateful I am for the spirit of collaboration that prevailed yesterday in our meeting. Very generously and responsibly, the chairman of that committee, Senator Isakson--my good friend and distinguished colleague from Georgia--offered and committed to continue the effort to improve the measures we approved yesterday in our committee to hold accountable the Department of Veterans Affairs and all of its employees--just as we do any other agency of government--to make sure we keep faith with our veterans and leave no veteran behind. Our Nation needs to make sure we provide the robust resources and the prompt delivery of health care services and other measures to our veterans with the honest and efficient management our veterans deserve. So many of us were repulsed and outraged by the revelation just a little more than 1 year ago about delays in health care, irresponsible and reprehensible and, indeed, criminal obstruction of justice in cooking the books that prevailed at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs around the country, and the ramifications were sweeping. There were indeed changes in management, beginning at the very top, with a new Secretary.…”