Political Quotes

“all over America today there are newspaper articles of hope--for example, in the Washington Post today, ``Veterans Affairs bills progressing quickly in Congress.'' It quotes me as saying it is something that needs to be done. ``It's urgent that we get this done to resolve some of the outstanding issues within the VA.'' My friend the Republican leader, the senior Senator from Kentucky, ``predicted that GOP senators will overwhelmingly support the bill.'' This is what the article says about Mr. Miller from Florida, the House chairman: Miller signaled support for the Sanders-McCain bill, noting that it largely mirrors a series of similar stand-alone proposals the House approved in recent months. Each side has run what are called hotlines--meaning permission from Senators to move forward on this legislation--and we have been able to do that. It was my understanding late last evening that the junior Senator from Oklahoma has an amendment he feels should be offered. Fine. Let's bring that up, vote on it, and move on. This is a bill that needs to get done. Not only are the veterans elated to hear language like what I have just read but also people all over America because we support the veterans community. We have issues that are so deep and complex that we need to get to. Will this solve all the issues? Of course not. But because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we have 2 million new veterans who have a multitude of problems we have never had in other wars.…”