Political Quotes

“As co-chair for the National Guard Caucus I rise to object to this amendment. The Senate, in the past years, has voted to appropriate necessary military construction funds to offset the neglect of administrations in order to make sure that the defense infrastructure would be adequately funded. As we have discussed on the floor before, the National Guard has traditionally been the neglected stepchild of the executive branch and the Department of Defense. They neglect the Guard because they know we will take care of it. We must. Who do we look to for every disaster? Who receives the call in every domestic emergency? And who continues to serve and implement military and foreign policy the world over? The National Guard. The military construction bill funds these mission essential and housing projects which were designated as critical by each State's adjutant general. I ask Senators to support the men and women of the Guard and support the Guard's ability to carry out its missions and vote against this amendment.”