Quotes About Support

The first responsibility that we have to our veterans is to make sure those that need urgent care are getting care on time.

I partnered with Headstrong because they give free and fast mental health support to our veterans who are most at risk. There is no red tape, and they get help within a day or two instead of weeks.

Veterans are my life's work. From the day my buddies saved my life in Iraq, I've woken up every single day dedicated to taking care of veterans and doing my best for veterans.

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

I'm extremely grateful to all the first responders, veterans and their families for all their sacrifices.

One of the things that ties people together, whether they live in a rural or urban area, is the really big number of people who have served in the military. Veterans issues are very important in the district.

Thousands of our post-9/11 veterans carry the invisible burden of post-traumatic stress, and there is an overwhelming need to expand the available treatment options.

Our veterans and service members are known for their strength, but when they're recovering from an operation or receiving emergency care, that strength can depend on seeing a spouse, talking with the kids or just knowing that loved ones are by their side. It isn't difficult to imagine what a difference keeping families together can make.

America's disabled veterans answered our country's call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.

While many employers do the right thing and provide flexible schedules for disabled veterans, I felt that it was important to provide all disabled veterans with a solution that would help them have access to medical leave. Here's how our bill works: we accelerate the eligibility process for disabled veterans.

We have to make sure the Hell the veterans come home from is not the Hell they come back to.

We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included.

Our veterans have already given everything they have to support and defend our nation - some of them sacrificing life and limb.

I'd do anything to help veterans.

We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.

A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before.

Improving veterans' employment is an all-hands-on-deck enterprise. We work with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, with private sector partners and others.

From helping to process passports to aiding veterans with benefits and assisting with IRS-related issues, my team and I look forward to serving the residents of the 10th District.

Veterans often need medical and psychological assistance, and often, for them, it is hard to ask for help, but we want them to know they are not alone.

Caring for our veterans should be non-negotiable. And it definitely should not be affected by playing the same old Washington party politics game.

Many of the issues I encountered as acting secretary were not with the quality of medical care but with getting our veterans through the door to reach that care.

When our veterans walk into any VA facility, they converse with men and women who speak the unique language of military service.

I am opposed to the privatization of the Veterans Affairs Department and will continue to make sure the VHA is fully funded.

We have a moral responsibility to help veterans avoid homelessness and displacement.