It's all about the end of your life. What can you say you did? What was your life worth? What did you contribute? We don't all have to go into the mi… - Adam Kinzinger

Most of us went into the military because we wanted to be a part of a mission that is greater than ourselves. That's why I think you see so many honorable people coming out of the military. For the most part, for the vast majority of veterans, you get treated fairly in the military. When you take into account all the benefits you receive, you're being paid fairly. That should continue after you're done serving. This country needs to quit writing all these checks to veterans and start encouraging them to make the best of their life ahead. That's another mission I have in Congress: to give veterans purpose.

Yesterday, it became evident that not only has the president abdicated his duty to protect the people and the people’s house, he invoked and inflamed passions that only gave fuel to the insurrection that we saw here. When pressed to move and denounce the violence, he barely did so while of course victimizing himself and seeming to give a wink and a nod to those doing it. All indications are that the president has become unmoored, not just from his duty or even his oath but reality, itself. It is for this reason that I call on the vice president and members of the Cabinet to ensure the next few weeks are safe for the American people and that we have a sane captain of the ship.

I'm fortunate that I'm a veteran and no one ever really questions my credibility on veterans' issues. But I see this country trying to make veterans victims. You come back from serving, you get a pat on the head, you're given a paycheck for a disability if you were wounded, and then you're told to go fishing for the rest of your life. And only veterans can address some of the problems we have within the system.