Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we have three more that we are going to do. That will be 61 tonight. And Senator Ernst and I--and I know a lot of our other colleagues want to join us--we are going to keep coming down here. So let me get through these, and then I will have a few words to conclude. And I want to thank the Presiding Officer for staying late. I know you care about this issue as well. This is Brig. Gen. Robert M. Blake, and he is being considered to be promoted to Major General in the U.S. Air Force--again, incredible, incredible background. He most recently served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. He has flown the C-130 H2 Hercules. He has amassed more than 4,500 hours in military aircraft, including combat sorties and tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Blake flew 16 total missions, including 12 air refueling sorties supporting C-5s and C-17s in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. And he flew 10 missions in support of humanitarian relief for operations for Operation Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Again, a transport aviation pilot, incredible. Just, I mean, we look at these numbers like oh, no big deal--4,500 flying hours in military aircraft. That is incredible experience for our military. So let's get him confirmed. Let's get him confirmed by voice vote, right here, individual, as our colleague requested.…”