Tammy Duckworth Quotes

Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation.

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.

The notion that we have even one single veteran living on the streets should be just considered a travesty to all of us.

Our country has made a promise to our veterans: if you serve your country, then 'we've got your six.' We will have your back for life. I will always fight for the more than 250,000 veterans here in Arkansas.

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

I have gone to all over the country and I've met so many veterans and I have tremendous veteran support.

We have the greatest people on Earth in our military. We don't take care of our veterans.

We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours.

I want people to get involved and to connect with veterans.

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.

While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a long way to go in fully meeting the promise to our veterans.

I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.

As we look at the many problems we face in treating our veterans in a manner befitting their service and sacrifice, it's time we commit ourselves as a nation to applying the kind of resources and military precision necessary to finally make things right.

When is not a good time to speak up for our vets and support them in any way that we can?

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

Taking care of our veterans is one of my top priorities, and I am especially concerned on behalf of our women veterans.

It is also our responsibility to fulfill our promises to our veterans, to help those in need, and to support their strength and resilience. Ensuring that we take care of them and their families is a responsibility entrusted to all of us.

Our veterans, and especially our women veterans, need our support and the support of one another.

I'm trying to raise awareness for veterans.

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?

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.

We must make sure that all of our returning servicemembers are honored and taken care of, no matter the wounds they bear.

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.

We need to take care of our veterans. If I'm going to send you away and break you, I'm going to fix you when you come home.

The responsibility for keeping our commitments to veterans falls on the federal government.