Political Quotes

“I am glad to see the Presiding Officer in the Chair because I came to talk about a topic that he and I share a great concern and compassion about--the veterans of our States and our Nation. I first want to thank Senator John McCain, of Arizona. Many of my colleagues have spent a much longer time in the Senate than I have, and they have had the opportunity to work side by side with Senator McCain more often than I have, but I am honored today to join him in legislation that we introduced earlier this week. It is S. 2184, the Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017. I am honored to have the opportunity to work side by side with Senator McCain and other colleagues as we try to determine how best we can care for those who served our Nation. I wish to use this opportunity to pay tribute to the Senator from Arizona for his service to our Nation and what I know of his experience in Vietnam and his service to the Nation but what I also know of him in difficult circumstances in which he continues to work for the benefit and well-being of the people of our country. We both share--he is a veteran, not I--the ideals and beliefs that those who served our country deserve only the best from a grateful nation. I have been a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee since I came to Congress with that goal in mind, and I continue to serve in the Senate as a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.…”