Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I also thank her for her leadership as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. This past week, our Nation paused to honor the extraordinary service of our Nation's veterans. The foundation of America's military is not ships or missiles, and it isn't tanks or jets. The foundation of our military is the men and women who voluntarily serve, the ones who give their blood, sweat, and tears to make sure that we have the freedom that we experience every day. Too often those who have served our country, particularly after the terrible events of 9/11, have faced significant challenges finding civilian employment. Earlier this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report on veterans' employment in 2014. According to the BLS, last year there were more than 21 million men and women who had served in our Armed Forces, or approximately 9 percent of our civilian population. The BLS found that in 2014 the jobless rate for all veterans was 5.3 percent, while the unemployment rate for veterans who had served since 9/11 was 7.2 percent. The BLS also found that the unemployment rate for veterans in my home State of Maryland was 8.5 percent, the highest among all 50 States.…”