Political Quotes

“I believe it would be better to investigate the feasibility of establishing perhaps another cemetery in Washington for the purpose of honoring Americans who have substantially contributed to the well-being of the Nation but who do not meet the strict military criteria for burial at Arlington. If there are Members who are willing to pursue this avenue, I would be happy to commit to working with the Senate in conference to achieve such a consensus. In closing, Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of people who deserve a lot of thanks, and I would like to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Quinn), the gentleman from California (Mr. Filner), the chairman and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Benefits; the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Everett) and the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the ranking member and the chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and special thanks to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Evans), the ranking Democrat on this committee, for all the help he has provided in working out the differences on this bill, and I am entirely grateful for his help. As I mentioned before, this is a bipartisan bill and would I urge all Members to support it.”