Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in full support of H.R. 1528, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act. I want to thank my colleagues--Chairman Upton, Chairman Goodlatte, and Mr. Pitts--for helping to bring this important measure to the floor, and a special thank you to my friend and fellow vet, Kurt Schrader. I also want to thank the Senate for unanimously passing this important piece of legislation out of that Chamber. I spent over 30 years in the veterinary profession, and the passage of this bill will allow for the continued use of drugs necessary to perform the work we do for our four-legged patients. The animals I have helped on ranches and in the field have no voice of their own, and they require a certain degree of service that only veterinarians can provide. Vets must have the ability to treat animals on-site and in the field. Limit that ability and you hurt a profession, you cripple ranchers across the country, and, most of all, you unfairly restrict lifesaving treatments for the animals, the patients, who need them the most. Imagine what it would be if the cattle ranchers were required to bring their cattle in or the horse owners to bring their horse to the vet every time they needed services. It directly affects their patient and their livelihood. My friends, take it from me, I have practiced veterinary medicine in the field. If anything, we need more vets in the field, not less.…”