Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison) for his comments. He hit the nail on the head. There are so many important resources, there are so many important services that we need to fund, and yet we don't find the money for that. Meanwhile, we have six ships, five of which have had problems, flaws, and yet we will not only continue to fund those ships, continue to rehabilitate those ships, but they are going to add three more. When will we finally get the message that there is something wrong with this ship? Let's go back to the drawing board. Let's do this the right way. Let's not build more ships until we find out what is really wrong. This ship has not been fully tested yet. Imagine if we put cars on the road that haven't been fully tested and then were breaking down and they were being towed. Would we put up with that? Absolutely not. But we are putting up with it when it comes to the funding of these ships, and I think it is a travesty. I would say the LCS program has to go. Not just the name, because we have already proven that it is not subject to littoral shorelines. It is not eligible for combat survivability, and there is a big question as to whether or not it is a ship at all since it has the potential, or the propensity, to sink or to break down. Let's trim the fat from this pork ship and finally sink it. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________”