Gus Bilirakis actually said...

I urge all my colleagues to show your support for our nation's heros by cosponsoring and supporting this bill.

This is a clear testament that both sides of the aisle recognize that this is an issue that needs to be rectified.

if we are the laboratories of democracy, and if Florida has got something that really works, it ought to be easier for us to go adopt what F...

I firmly believe we must provide the benefits they have earned. This is unacceptable.