Lucy McBath Quotes
Our disabled veterans earned their benefits by serving our great nation, and we must protect them and their families, especially during financial hardship.
McBath, Lucy. "Our disabled veterans earned their benefits by serving our great nation, and we must protect them and their families, especially during financial hardship." Representative Lucy McBath, U.S. House of Representatives, 2019.
The George W. Bush Administration had gone to war against Iraq for reasons that turned out not to be true, and then after a military victory with few casualties, botched the occupation of the country and a vicious insurgency developed bogging down the nation in its longest war in history. The major burden fell on the armed forces and their families. The hearings were in part examining the Bush Administration policies.
When it came to legislation that affected veterans, the members of Congress were in an all or nothing situation. If there was a bill to extend or improve a benefit for veterans, the member would be classified completely on how he/she voted on the singular issue. Begitch summed the dilemma for legislators well with this quote.
Lucia Kay McBath is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district. The district, which was once represented by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senator Johnny Isakson, includes many of Atlanta's affluent northern suburbs, such as Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, and parts of Tucker and Marietta. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
