Political Quotes

“I support the Senator's amendment. One could make an argument for this particular case, as the Senator from Mississippi has just done. That argument should be made in a place and a time that doesn't, however, attempt to take advantage of this funding resolution for the war. The President sent up a request for funding for the war specifically, and Congress is responding to that in this legislation. By and large, this legislation is directed specifically to that. What is perplexing to the other Senator from Arizona and I is why we have this handful-- just a handful, six or seven--of items that have absolutely nothing to do with the war, such as an agricultural research station at Iowa State University, or mental health, autistic help, and others that have nothing whatsoever to do with this war effort. There may be a good case to be made for every one of these. And there is an appropriations process for that case to be made. So why are they being put on this bill at this time? It is not fair to all of those other people who can make equally good cases for other things.”