James N. Stewart: “This fund is not a lottery ticket to paradise. It is there to provide for our families when we can't.”

Every minute of delay is a minute that a veteran who fought for this country and their families and their caregivers suffer and die. How are these people human? Where's the -- where's any sense of decency from any of them? 42 Republican…

If today they are not getting the healthcare that they need, they are not just victims of misfortune, they are victims of an injustice perpetrated by our government.

The 15-year fight that you never should've had to go through to get the health care and benefits that you earned from your sacrifice and service in the defense of this country, here it is.

The war fighters that were sent to prosecute the battle based on the attack on 9/11 now suffer the same injuries and illnesses that the first responders suffered from. And they're getting the same cold shoulder from Congress that they…