Political Quotes

“Many of us made the trip this summer to Normandy to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. It was an amazing opportunity. Standing among the rows of crosses and Stars of David in the U.S. cemetery, I was reminded of the sacrifices of our incredible American warriors. Standing there ignited my memory of 24 years of wearing the uniform. I was reminded of my driver when I was a young second lieutenant. He was 4 foot 11 and had a heart the size of his home State of New York. I recalled my radio telephone operators, both from California. When I was a commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, they stuck to me like glue and would try so often to sneak food in so that we could eat while we were all rigged up in our airborne gear before an airborne operation. Of course, my friends from the war flashed into my mind. I will never forget watching the flag-draped coffin of a fellow Army Ranger carried into the back of a C-17 in Bagram, Afghanistan for his last trip home. Our veterans deserve everything that we can give them. However, in the past few years, despite improvements in the VA electronic health records system, problems and delays still remain. For example, the very benefits that Congresswoman Underwood in this bill advances for illegal aliens flooding across our southern border, our veterans don't have those benefits.…”