Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Arizona for yielding. And I also want to join Congresswoman Dina Titus in thanking Congresswoman Sinema for arranging this Special Order hour and taking the leadership to put these people together and speak out on this topic. Congresswoman Sinema, I say to you that you bring honor and credit to the Ninth District of Arizona in taking a leadership position in this role. I also, Mr. Speaker, want to point out that Congresswoman Sinema has brought the House together on these issues. She has brought Democrats and Republicans together in this Special Order hour. In case that fact has escaped your notice, we speak as one voice on behalf of American veterans. And I'm happy to lend my voice to that today. I come from Pennsylvania, which is home to nearly 1 million American veterans. These brave men and women served our country, and unfortunately, we are here to say we have not always served them. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that nationwide, 62,619 veterans are homeless on any given night. And many of these veterans do suffer from mental illness. A recently released study from the Department of Veterans Affairs found that 22 veterans commit suicide every day. Now I heard that several months ago, Mr. Speaker, and at first, I shrugged it off. I mean, we're sort of callous around here. We're used to numbers. We're used to statistics being bandied about.…”