Political Quotes

“as passed by the House of Representatives, the fiscal year 1996 Department of Defense authorization bill included a provision authorizing the Secretary of Defense to sell at fair market value to the city of Seaside, CA, two golf courses and neighboring property at Fort Ord. It was my hope to offer an amendment adding a similar provision during Senate consideration of the bill. We had made significant progress toward agreement on such an amendment. Unfortunately, several important issues still remain unresolved. Because of the managers' strong desire to complete action on the bill, I have agreed not to offer my original proposal at this time. Instead, I have offered this amendment, which requires the Secretary of the Defense to submit a report to the Congress describing his plans for disposal of the property. Final resolution of this issue now falls to the conference committee. It is my hope that the conferees will seriously consider adopting the House provision, or will modify it in a way that results in the prompt conveyance of this property.”