Political Quotes

“it is not good enough for Members of Congress to just honor veterans on Veterans Day and Memorial Day. We should honor them today, now, with this vote. Veterans may appreciate our speeches next week on Memorial Day, but today veterans need and they deserve our vote. Today we have a choice. It is a clear choice. We can choose to defend veterans' health care programs or we can vote in a few moments to allow millions, if not billions of health care dollars going to veterans to be spent on our highway program. Personally, I think it would be a sad day if less than one week before Memorial Day this House votes to allow veterans' health benefits to be cut. But, Mr. Speaker, the voice that needs to be heard today on the floor of this House is not my voice. The voice that deserves to be heard is the voice of our Nation's veterans. Let me turn to several of the letters, some of which were referred to by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) in his comments. First, the Vietnam Veterans of America said this: "On behalf of the membership of Vietnam Veterans of America, I write to strongly support your motion to instruct the House conferees on H.R. 2400. The fact that Congress may cut veterans disability compensation only days before the national celebration of Memorial Day is an outrage. This is outright disregard of the service and sacrifice made by these veterans and their families." Signed by George Duggins, National President of Vietnam Veterans of America.”