Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a piece from Politico by my colleagues in the House, Chairman Forbes, Chairman Turner, Congressman Bishop, and Congressman Conaway. I fundamentally disagree with the President when he said in a recent interview with NPR: A lot of the spending cuts that we're making should be around areas like defense spending as opposed to food stamps. I wish the President would listen to the advice of Secretary Gates, who said in his AEI speech this May: I revisit this history because it leads to an important point for the future: when it comes to our military modernization accounts, the proverbial ``low hanging fruit''--those weapons and other programs considered most questionable--have not only been plucked, they have been stomped on and crushed. What remains are much-needed capabilities--relating to air superiority and mobility, long- range strike, nuclear deterrence, maritime access, space and cyber warfare, ground forces, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance--that our nation's civilian and military leadership deem absolutely critical. My colleagues in the House are absolutely right when they wrote: The time to draw a line in the sand, and go on the offense to support national security must be now. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From Politico, July 25, 2011] On the Offense Over Defense Cuts (By Representatives J.…”