Political Quotes

“I join my friend and colleague from Colorado in celebrating and saluting on this historic day the service and sacrifice of so many of our military men and women who have given their lives so we can enjoy the precious freedom all of us will benefit from over this weekend. The freedom to gather as we wish, speak as we please, worship, and gather together with friends--all of these freedoms are due to the service and sacrifice of the men and women whose lives we celebrate this weekend. Identity Theft of Veterans As it happens as well, my office is issuing a report that shows our veterans and servicemembers often are victims of practices around the discounts and promotions that will be offered this weekend. Many retailers will offer sales and discounts to our veterans and, in fact, our veterans are twice as likely as the ordinary population and the general public to be victims of identity theft and fraud because they are asked to provide information in connection with taking advantage of these discounts. I am proposing reforms to be adopted by the Department of Defense under existing authority, and these reforms will save veterans from identity theft and fraud when retailers offer discounts but demand sensitive personal information. A national recognition of service card will honor our heroes and save them from scammers who may prey on them after they provide this information.…”