Political Quotes

“But I want to just point out to my colleagues here in the House and to those who may be watching what the record is in terms of veterans and veterans funding and veterans health care. In 2002, the Veterans Administration decided that they were going to raise the cost of a prescription drug that a veteran would have to pay from $2 to $7 a prescription. At the time I thought that was outrageous, because many of the veterans that I represent take 10 or more prescriptions a month; and I felt like that was an unnecessary burden, financial burden, to place upon our veterans. But there is a pattern of actions that have been taken by this administration that I think I would call shameful as far as the treatment of veterans is concerned, because following this increase in the cost of a prescription drug, the VA issued a gag order.”