Political Quotes

“today the Senate will vote to advance bipartisan legislation that expands and improves the health care and job training available to our Nation's veterans. I thank the Senator from Vermont, Bernard Sanders, for his leadership on this issue and for his dedication to America's service men and women. The 19th century British statesman George Canning said: ``When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?'' ``When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?'' Although it is clear the world is still a very perilous place, the United States is finally winding down more than a decade of war in Afghanistan, and we are out of Iraq. Mr. President, our gratitude shall not sleep. It is time to demonstrate the depth and breadth of our appreciation to the men and women who have kept this country safe in spite of the risk to their lives and the sacrifices required of their families. I think of a young man from Hawthorne, NV, who enlisted right out of high school, who was 18 years old. He was in Afghanistan for a matter of days, and one of those explosive devices blew off his legs at the hips. I think of him and his parents. What a struggle. That is what this legislation is all about. This bill would not only improve veterans' access to health care, it would extend job training programs for servicemembers reentering the civilian workforce. It would bolster benefits for surviving spouses and children.…”