Quotes by Christopher Shays

“I think that some of our soldiers die in the battlefield and some come home to bad health and die prematurely, just by the nature of the kind of business theyre in.”

“Basically the DOD just, without any hesitation, said, This is not due to their experience in the Gulf War. And so the DOD was just totally in denial.”

“I know and you know people who would not leave without their pets. They will stay. They did stay in New Orleans,”

“Hes lost his office. Hes lost his staff. And hes now basically a rank-and-file member who has a lot of friends and will still have influence.”

“Toms problem isnt just this. Its continual acts that border and go sometimes beyond the ethical edge, ... They may not be illegal, but hes always pushing that ethical edge to the limit.”

“We got elected basically by saying we would live by a higher moral standard and I dont think recently we have,”

“Toms problem ... is continual acts that border and go sometimes beyond the ethical edge,”

“We need to make sure FEMA is helping communities sort out how they will deal with these pets,”

“Amazingly, he knew lives were in danger but he believed he didnt have the authority, therefore he didnt act. That to me is what is outrageous,”

“All you make me want to do by your answers is know more about what the hell you do.”

Yes, there is a story about Agent Orange, and we knew that it harmed our troops and we knew how long it was to get the medical community to accept that, the military to accept it, the VA to accept it.