Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this bill, which is nothing more than a political ploy. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle say a vote against this bill is a vote to block veterans services. It's actually this government shutdown, which they have caused, that threatens VA's ability to provide the services for our veterans. If Republicans in this House were really serious about helping our veterans, they'd pass a clean CR and end this government shutdown that they have caused. If they really want to guarantee veterans services are adequate, they would bring forward in this House H.R. 813, as amended, to the floor. This bipartisan bill would fund all the VA through future advanced appropriations, and take this political football off the table forever. Passing that bill will help make sure that veterans will no longer be used like they are being used today, as the pawns of a political party scheme. This is outrageous. And I would encourage my Republican colleagues to bring up H.R. 813, as amended, to the full floor so we can stop playing political football with the men and women who served this great Nation of ours. It's unbelievable that you'd do such a thing. And if you think that you're convincing the VSOs that if we don't fund this then we're not supporting veterans, they know the difference. {time} 1545 They see through the political football.…”