Political Quotes

“Well, the level of frustration I think that we are all feeling builds every day as more of these facts come out. And I think the most upsetting part is the fact that these are situations that were known within the military health apparatus, and nothing was done about it. Complaints were made from patients. Complaints were made from families. Complaints were made, as I talked about earlier, not just from Members of Congress, but from very senior and influential Members of Congress, all of which were ignored. And continuing with our around-the-country look at some other things that have happened, if my colleagues could refer to this chart. This comes from Fort Campbell in Kentucky where they said: 'There were yellow signs on the door stating that our barracks had asbestos.' This was an open and operating military facility. From Fort Irwin in California: 'Most of us had to sign waivers where we understand that the housing we were in failed to meet minimal government standards.' It is very troubling for me, and I am sure for my colleagues listening, to read and to hear these quotes and think of the fact that there is no group of people that should stand ahead of our men and women in the military and our military veterans when it comes time to allocate Federal resources.”