Political Quotes

“responding through the Chair to the Senator from Kansas, his language is precisely the language that was introduced by the committee in the Senate, which we were going to send to the House, but it got lost in the negotiations on the extension of the authorization in the House. A technical difficulty is the only reason it wasn't already a part of it. I wholeheartedly endorse everything the Senator from Kansas said and pledge to him that if for some reason the House does not adopt the language, we will take it up immediately in the Senate when we have our next markup meeting in the Veterans' Affairs Committee and take care of it. I personally wish to acknowledge Senator Bennet and Senator Gardner for all the work they have done. We went to Colorado together to visit the VA hospital, which is the genesis of where this motion comes from. They have been champions for this, and I am glad we are reaching a resolution in the motion that will be made shortly to adopt the House position on the authorization. We will see to it that the hospital in Denver remains open until we can solve the problems we have in the Denver hospital. I thank the Senator from Kansas for his cooperation, and I commend him on his language. I confirm everything he said as being accurate, true, and correct.”