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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.

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.

Veterans' issues are quite close to my heart. I find it quite hard to talk about, actually.

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

For our veterans to have to wait long periods of time to receive care is not only unacceptable to us, but to elected officials as well.

Making people's lives better is not a partisan issue.

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

When I'm president of the United States, we're going to have a VA that cares more about our veterans than about the bureaucrats who work at the VA.

America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.

Changing the conversation about how Americans perceive veterans is really important. These are hardworking, dedicated, innovative people who deserve quality employment when they return home from their military service.