Political Quotes

“Mr. President, just for the record, a staff sergeant just addressed a lieutenant colonel. She is beautiful, and she is also very smart. I am glad to be in the military with her. I am glad to have served our country and proud of the service she has given our country and the service she gives to the U.S. Senate and the great State of Iowa. As chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I have had a great experience the last few years pretty much lined up with what Senator Ernst said. When we got here 4 years ago in the Senate and took this committee, the VA was a mess. Veterans services were not being met. There was story after story after story of veterans not getting appointments kept, the wrong tooth being pulled, the wrong leg being set, the wrong disease being treated. Lots of hospitals had sanitation problems. There were just a whole lot of things, and I said ``What have I gotten myself into?'' because I came here to go on the committee and try to help our veterans get better healthcare. Instead, I thought I was presiding over the end of healthcare. So we all set our minds--Senator Ernst and I, Senator Perdue in the Chair now, and Mr. Scott from the great State of Florida--all of us rallied and said: We are going to make this right. We are going to go on a mission. Our mission is to make the VA work and make it work for our veterans. We are not going to take no for an answer. On the 6th day of June, a week and a half ago, we all celebrated the 75th anniversary of D-day.…”