Political Quotes

“Let me say what we all know, that there are no veterans, and I think all would agree, that are more deserving than Vietnam veterans, no veterans that got a rawer deal at home and in the field. We cannot do enough. They still are the homeless veterans, not simply the returning veterans. I support this memorial. And I support it because it has been put underground. But I come to the floor to remind people that that is not where it always was. It was above ground. Now it is going underground and still there is a lot of work to be done to make sure that it is in keeping with the Mall itself. The Mall is becoming a crowded urban area, rather than the Mall it was meant to be. The Vietnam Memorial, anybody who goes there knows that people who come to the Vietnam Memorial need some place to go. Some people that come, they bring so many things with them. They leave items. It is the most visited memorial. It is a shrine. It is not simply a memorial. So the need for some place for people to be is apparent here.”