Political Quotes

“I wanted to inform the Members about an important hearing that was held this morning in the Senate Veterans' Committee. I also wish to thank the Members of the Senate who, in the midst of a very partisan environment last month, voted with 93 votes-- overwhelming support--to pass a very significant piece of legislation to help the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country--legislation that was written by Senator McCain and myself, and I thank him very much for his help in this effort. One of the important provisions in that legislation was an understanding that the needs of our veterans are a cost of war. They are a cost of war just as much as guns and tanks and planes and missiles are a cost of war. It seems to me to be fairly obvious that if we spend trillions of dollars fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is absolutely appropriate to make sure we have money available on an emergency basis to take care of the men and women who use those guns and tanks and missiles and who put their lives on the line and, in some cases, never come home. So the first point I wish to make is that if we send people to war, we should always understand that a cost of that war is taking care of our veterans.…”