Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Hunter. You know, Mr. Chairman, there has been a lot said tonight about Duncan Hunter. I guess the only thing I can add is simply to repeat that this man served his country in Vietnam as an Army Ranger. He served 26 years in this House, part of the time in the majority, served as chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and has now served a total of 28 years in this Congress. His entire life has been about service to this country and the cause of human freedom, and I truly believe that future generations will have a greater hope to live in freedom because this man lived, and I salute him with all of my heart. Mr. Chairman, I also support this bill. I only rise to associate some of my feelings with those expressed by Terry Everett, the ranking member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, when he was concerned that the amendments that he offered to raise and restore some of the missile defense cuts in the mark had not taken place. He was especially concerned about the European site, the money that was cut there, that it sends a message to Poland and other places like that that are already in a very, very dangerous position politically and in such a delicate situation that they may in fact lose the project because of the message that we send to them.”