Elijah Cummings: “It is very painful when we go to the American Legion meetings and we see our veterans in parades and they meet us at the…”

“It is very painful when we go to the American Legion meetings and we see our veterans in parades and they meet us at the shopping centers, or wherever they see us, and so often they come to us with their concerns. I agree with the gentlewoman, if we are going to support our veterans, we have to support them with everything that we have. Clearly, when we are cutting $28.3 billion, and I emphasize that ``b,'' over a 10-year period, I do not know what kind of message that sends.”