Political Quotes

“I think the Senate will be very proud to vote for this amendment because we are going to put an end to a most outrageous policy that has gone on really without the knowledge of many of us. It is one of those issues that has gotten buried over the years. Late last year, I learned from a series of articles in the Dayton Daily News that military personnel convicted of heinous crimes continue to be paid while they appeal their convictions through the military court system, a process that often can take many years. According to data, the Department of Defense spends about $1 million each and every month, $1 million a month, on the salaries of more than 600 convicts. In 1 month, the Pentagon payroll included 58 incarcerated rapists, 164 child molesters, and 7 murderers. The individual stories of military criminals continuing to receive full pay are shocking. In California, a marine lance corporal who beat his 13-month-old daughter to death almost 2 years ago receives $1,105 every month--more than $25,000 since his conviction. He spends his days in the brig at Camp Pendleton and refuses to pay a dime of child support.”