Political Quotes

“I would remind you that ``Maine is Vacationland.'' If you have not booked your Maine vacation, there is still plenty of time. I would like to thank Chairman Roe, who is a Vietnam veteran himself and a doctor, in leading us down this path for better healthcare for our veterans. Mr. Speaker, it was, I believe, our first Commander in Chief, George Washington, who said, and I paraphrase, that we can never expect young men and women in this country to step forward and fight for their country and give us the freedom that we all enjoy unless and until we take care of those who have already sacrificed on the battlefield. That is what this is about. Mr. Speaker, in our State, we have about 125,000 veterans, and we love our veterans in the State of Maine. More than half of them are in the Second Congressional District that I represent, which is mostly central, down east, western, and northern Maine. Let me tell you, Mr. Speaker, we know how to shoot straight up in Maine, and we just need to make sure we take care of our veterans who live in rural areas. One of the great concerns I have--and I know the chairman and others on the committee have the same concern--is that what about if you are a veteran that lives far away from a medical hospital, a veterans hospital. In the State of Maine, we have one veterans hospital. It is called Togus.…”