Political Quotes

“86 to 11. 86 to 11. We have been fighting for this for decades--for decades. And I will tell you that the last few days have not been particularly easy for me, and they have been even more difficult for the veterans around this Nation who thought they had a benefit on June 16 and then found out that it wasn't there. But today, the Senate took the historic step of delivering healthcare and benefits to all eras of veterans by the passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, otherwise known as the PACT Act. For hundreds of thousands of veterans of all generations, for our all-volunteer military, this bill puts us on a path to finally paying the cost of war. Look, I take my cues from the veterans as chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. When I first introduced this bill last year, we set out with a clear goal to right the wrongs of decades of inaction and failure by us--the U.S. Government--to provide all eras of toxic-exposed veterans the VA care and benefits that they have earned. We knew the only way to do this was to put forth a comprehensive package that took care of our past, present, and future veterans. I am grateful--and I mean this--this wouldn't have happened without my good friends Ranking Member Jerry Moran, John Boozman, and Martin Heinrich.…”