Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 2181, as amended. This bill was introduced by Senator Peters. My colleagues, Representative James and Representative Reschenthaler, introduced companion bills. This bill would ensure that veterans can be laid to rest and mourned together with their spouses and children. Under current law, VA can inter certain family members together with their veteran loved one in a VA national cemetery only if those family members passed away before September 30, 2025. VA can provide headstones or markers for certain family members whose remains are unavailable for burial only if they passed away before September 30, 2025. S. 2181, as amended, would extend those date limitations. As a veteran myself, this is a deeply personal issue to me. We must ensure that veterans and their families have the option of being laid to rest together. Therefore, Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support S. 2181, as amended, and I reserve the balance of my time.”