Political Quotes

“I believe most of us strongly support deploying the National Guard to our borders. I appreciate very much the sentiment and the direction this amendment goes. Unfortunately, it limits their ability and puts limitations on the time and on the mission the Guard provides. When you are sending troops into a difficult assignment, whether it is war or not, we should not be saying the Guard can only stay so long, the Guard can only do this or the Guard can only do that. The President has outlined how he wishes to use the Guard. I support that. I believe it is a bad idea for Congress to say how we should be using our troops, whether it is in national security or homeland defense. Therefore, I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont is recognized.”