Political Quotes

“I have letters, one from the Enlisted Association of the National Guard and one from the National Guard Association of the United States. I ask unanimous consent that those letters be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Alexandria, VA, August 3, 2006. Senator Ted Stevens, Chairman, Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Senate Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC. The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) is the only military service association that represents the interests of every enlisted soldier and airmen in the Army and Air National Guard. With a constituency base of over 414,000, and a large retiree membership, EANGUS engages Capitol Hill on behalf of courageous Guard persons across this nation. On behalf of EANGUS, I'd like to communicate our support, and urge your support, for an amendment being offered by Senator Bond (SA 4827 to H.R. 5631) to increase funding for the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account. EANGUS appreciates your immediate action to the reported equipment shortages in the Army Guard, and this funding is vital to restoring the readiness of the Guard. The $2.44 billion will not solve the equipment shortages in the Guard. It will not instantly restore Guard equipment readiness to top levels.…”