Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this week we honor the men and women who serve our Nation with honor and their families who also sacrifice--whom we do not remember enough--who sacrifice so much for the servicemembers they love and for all of us in our country. The sacrifice of our veterans demands that we fulfill the promises we have made. This body is always willing to spend more dollars in armaments and on weapons, but when it comes time to fulfill our obligations to veterans, too many in this body are not generous enough. I am the only Ohioan ever to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. I take that duty very seriously. I know the Presiding Officer, Senator Tillis from North Carolina, does too. That means working to end the VA backlog. It means putting a better system in place. It means ensuring that our veterans have a roof over their heads and a place to call home. It means providing veterans with health care and the educational opportunities they deserve and which they have earned. Too many veterans face mental health challenges that can end in tragedy. More than 8,000 veterans each year take their own lives--154 a week, 22 a day. Hundreds of thousands of veterans struggle with invisible injuries. Nearly 300,000 have been diagnosed with post- traumatic stress, and 300,000 have faced traumatic brain injuries--all because of the service they gave to us. Earlier this year we passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.…”