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It Is Unacceptable That Disabled Veterans In Illinois Rank At The Bottom Of The List When It Comes To Disability Pay. We Owe Our Disabled Veterans More Than Speeches, Parades And Monuments.

We See It In Attempts On Capitol Hill To Impose Gag Rules On Rules On Doctors On What They Can Say To Their Patients About Family Planning. And We Certainly See It Now With An Effort By The Government To Tap Our Phones; Invade Our Medical Records, Credit Information, Library Records And The Most Sensitive Personal Information In The Name Of National Security.

You Know, The Purpose Of Reconciliation Is To Avoid The Filibuster. The Filibuster Is An Effort To Talk Something To Death.

Let Me Tell You, The First President To Recognize The State Of Israel Was Harry Truman, A Democrat. And Every President Since, Democrat And Republican, Have Stood Closely With Israel.

We Have A Long Way To Go, Some Tough Issues Ahead Of Us, And I'm Sure There Will Be Some Obstacles In The Path ... But The Good Faith Effort That's Being Put Into This Absolutely Is Encouraging To Me And Gives Me Hope.