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.
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Caring for veterans shouldn't be a partisan issue. It should an American one.
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.
I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.
As a cosigner of the Veterans' Bill of Rights, I'm committed to making sure that veterans' issues remain a top priority in Congress.
As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees.
Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration.
Our veterans have already given everything they have to support and defend our nation - some of them sacrificing life and limb.
It shouldn't take an emergency for this Administration to deal with the health care needs of our nation's heroes. Funding the VA and our bringing our troops home safely should never be treated as an afterthought.
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.
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.
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