Political Quotes

“Last week, I spoke on this floor about the first bill I introduced, a bill to fund our Coast Guard through this government shutdown. Incredibly, our Coast Guard is still not being paid. Yesterday was payday, but they got nothing. Just an hour ago, I spoke with Admiral Charles Ray, Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, who emphasized to me just how hard this is for young members of the Coast Guard who have not yet accumulated savings. As he said to me, these men and women do everything we ask of them. All they ask is that we stand by them. This is no way to treat those who put their lives on the line in our defense. Members of every branch of our military, and the families who serve alongside them, need to know that our government's commitment to them is unbreakable. Our government has betrayed the values of service and camaraderie embodied by our military families. We need to remember and honor those values. That means funding our Coast Guard and ending this crisis right now. ____________________”