Political Quotes

“At a time of pending war, the President has submitted a program to this House referred to as the stimulus package that will direct about $300 billion to the richest 5 percent of America's citizens, and I would like to place that against further decisions made by this administration which affect America's veterans. At a time of possible war, at a time when we talk about our admiration for our military and at a time when we verbalize our appreciation for those who have served our country in military service, we are treating our veterans in the most shabby manner. A case in point, last February the Veterans Administration increased the copayment that veterans must pay for prescription medications by a whopping 350 percent. Now at a time when we find money to give billions to the richest among us, we are nickel and diming America's veterans. Perhaps the most egregious example of how we are shortchanging our veterans is found in a memo that was written on July 19, 2002, a memo that was sent out by the Deputy Under-Secretary for Operations and Management of the Veterans Administration.”