Political Quotes

“the United States has done some good, important, even historic work this week. On Tuesday, we passed the PACT Act, expanding VA healthcare to an estimated 3.5 million veterans. Their service to our Nation exposed them to potentially deadly toxic chemicals from Agent Orange in the Vietnam conflict to toxic burn pits, which were found to be ubiquitous in Iraq and Afghanistan. It took too long: 12 years. Toxic exposed veterans and family members had to stand on the steps of the Capitol, literally camped out for 5 days and nights to remind us that the veterans suffering from toxic exposure deserve care as surely as veterans injured by bullets and bombs. But in the end, thank goodness, we did the right thing. The vote to pass the PACT Act was 86 to 11--86 votes in a 50-50 Democratic/ Republican Chamber. It was a remarkable, bipartisan rollcall. And then we made history this week when the Senate voted to ratify the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO. Vladimir Putin gambled that Russia could seize Ukraine in just a few days, could use his victory to shatter NATO's unity and to deepen divides around the world. Vladimir Putin, again, was dead wrong. NATO is more united, larger, and more powerful than ever, while Vladimir Putin has become an international pariah. Russia's military is bogged down in Ukraine, suffering heavy losses.…”