Rep. Pat Ryan warned of Americans losing touch with 'those that are fighting our wars and their families,' saying 'we have to figure out how to bring folks together, and get more folks serving.'
Washington — Rep. Pat Ryan said Sunday that he sees the divide between the small share of Americans — less than 1% — who are active-duty service members in the U.S. military and the rest of the country as 'deeply problematic as a democracy.
Waltz, a Florida Republican who is also a veteran, said of the tradition that it's 'important for the American people' to see the lawmakers of various backgrounds 'honoring our forefathers' together, despite their differences. 'I saw the acrimony and the in-fighting and I said, you know, let's get a group of veterans together,' Waltz said, explaining how the tradition got its start. 'People who really have skin in the game.
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