Political Quotes

“Madam President, just for people who are watching, as to that last nominee for Fifth Fleet Commander, you may have heard there are two carrier strike groups in the Middle East. He is the naval officer who would be in charge of all of them--right there. We could have put him in charge. It is pretty important to have a Fifth Fleet Commander ready to go. He just objected to it. I am not sure why. Again, we are bringing these up one by one, which is what I thought my colleague from Alabama said he was good to go with. Before I start going through my list, I just want to say, if anyone is watching--Senator Ernst and I were just talking about this--just listen to these bios. This is the best of America. This is the best of America. These men and women have been serving and sacrificing honorably for literally decades--all of them for almost 30 years at least. So when you think about it, think about the families behind these men and women. Think about their sacrifices. They are sacrificing a lot right now, and there is a lot of uncertainty. In my view, it is just a big mistake. Again, I am with Senator Tuberville on the policy of the Biden administration and Secretary Austin. We have got to fix that. But this tactic of making the military members who have nothing to do with it, of punishing them and their careers--which is what is happening, don't kid yourself--it is hurting their families. It is the wrong way to go about it, especially at this very dangerous time.…”