Gus Bilirakis actually said...

"I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this draft bill and, with that, I yield back."

"With statistics showing that one in five Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress, we must responsibly ask ourselves--are we doing enough when it come..."

"This commonsense bill gives the VA the legislative authority it needs to follow through with the original proposed rule."

"Instead of presuming to know what is best for veterans, we should just ask the veteran."