Political Quotes

“next month our Nation will pause to honor the millions of men and women who have fought for our freedom and worked to advance peace around the world. Veterans Day is our annual way to say thank you and to honor those who have sacrificed so much on our behalf. While I would like to stand on the floor and say our country is doing everything we can for the people we owe the most to, that we are fulfilling the promise we made to them when we sent them off to fight for us, unfortunately that is not currently the case because our Nation is falling far short of its goal of honoring our veterans when it comes to VA care. Despite a sweeping bill intended to tackle some of the most pressing problems and give the VA new tools and a change at the top of the VA more than a year ago, I continue to hear from veterans across my home State of Washington about care that is inconsistent, outdated, and often downright dismissive of individual needs. I have heard from a number of veterans in my home State of Washington who are waiting on surgeries, MRIs, oncology appointments, mental health screenings--you name it--and far too often they say they are told it will be months to see a doctor or a specialist. I bring their stories today, to this ``other Washington,'' to continue to make clear this kind of outdated, inefficient care is unacceptable.…”