Political Quotes

“as the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the Senate, I am pleased to be joined on the floor today by Senator Tillis, Senator Rounds, Senator Cassidy, and Senator Blumenthal, who will follow later, to take about 45 minutes to discuss with the citizens of our country, Members of the U.S. Senate, and, most importantly, those people who have served in our military around the world for years and years, the Veterans First Act, accountability in the Veteran's Administration, and ensuring the proper services to our veterans who served our country so well. As chairman of the committee, first I want to say how indebted I am to Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut, my ranking member, who has done outstanding work in developing this legislation. Senator Tillis, Senator Rounds, and Senator Cassidy have done great work. We are proud to be a part of what is a great piece of legislation that will address many of the questions that have been raised about the treatment of our veterans over the years. There is a chart here, and I wish to read these headlines that every American has read over the last year and a half.…”