Political Quotes

Gary Peters: “We are all committed and have a solemn duty to take care of those who have taken care of us.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2015
We are all committed and have a solemn duty to take care of those who have taken care of us.
Said by
Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Gary Peters highlights the obligation to care for veterans and VA employees.

Share

More from Gary Peters

Sep 30, 2026

Making sure we can recruit and retain highly skilled professionals for this essential workforce will improve railway safety in communities across the country.

peters.senate.gov
Sep 26, 2026

I feel deeply honored to receive this recognition and I’m thrilled to celebrate this new community space alongside residents and partners.

peters.senate.gov
Oct 1, 2026

We had a lot of members of Congress that were around the country that were saying, ‘Yeah, let them go bankrupt. You know, that’s okay. That’s capitalism, if they go under, that’s it.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you can’t have a manufacturing…

peters.senate.gov
Oct 2, 2026

Commercial satellites are essential to our national security, our economy, and the daily lives of Americans, so we must ensure they are not vulnerable to attacks from cybercriminals and foreign adversaries.

peters.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation