Sue Kelly Quotes

In addition to advocating for smart policies that best serve our heroes, it is also my role as a Member of Congress to advocate for our veterans when working with federal agencies.

This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.

The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans' initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans.

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

Our vets are not being treated properly. They're not being treated fairly.

No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual.

There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty.

In addition to demanding answers and accountability from the Veterans Administration, Congress had to act to ensure veterans do not suffer because of the actions of a federal agency.

If inequalities of taxable wealth backing up a government service are construed as denying equality before the law, then there is no solution but to have every government service whatever financed out of Washington.

You have got to be willing to pay for the government you want.

If we don't get a hold of what we owe Americans who are providing services to our veterans, then the entire system collapses.

One thing that bothers me is the way that people use veterans and troops almost as a shield. They say that's the reason they stand and that veterans deserve to be honored and respected during the anthem. But where is that outrage in taking better care of veterans?

I strongly endorse Donald Trump because we need a president that will put our veterans in front of the line rather than watch them die while in line.

As long as I am in office I will always ensure our veterans and military have every tool at their disposal that they need. We must honor and support them in every way that we can.

Your federal government needs your money so that it can perform vital services for you that you would not think up yourself in a million years.

Our veterans deserve the very best, and that means ensuring that America's veterans receive high-quality services and cares when they come back home.

At the same time, we're going to take care of our military and we're going to take care of our great, great, great veterans.

I'm trying to raise awareness for veterans.

As a cosigner of the Veterans' Bill of Rights, I'm committed to making sure that veterans' issues remain a top priority in Congress.

I have always disliked it when politicians start pandering to veterans and telling us how bad we have it and that if we just vote for them that they will fix all of our problems.

There's been nobody who stays in more communication and listens to veterans more than I do.

When an American veteran comes to VA, it is not up to him to employ a team of lawyers to get VA to say yes. It is up to VA to get the veteran to yes, and that is customer service.

I dream of a Digital India where Government services are easily and efficiently available to citizens on Mobile devices.

I would love to see more investment to help our veterans. Donald Trump is talking about investing in the military - I imagine he wants to invest on the war side, but what we really need is to take care of our veterans, and invest in the VA hospitals, provide better mental health treatment, and help them find housing. That is a stain on America for all of us - Republican and Democrat.