Jerry Lewis: “Will Rogers once said, ``If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging.'' My colleagues, the…”

“Will Rogers once said, ``If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging.'' My colleagues, the majority now finds itself in a hole, and contrary to Will Rogers' advice, it continues to dig. Indeed, this ill conceived emergency supplemental is evidence of a majority party in complete disarray, unable to develop consensus on supporting American troops, and unwilling to work in a bipartisan manner with the minority and the President to develop a way forward. This legislation rations funding to our troops over a 60-day period and dishonors the long-term sacrifice and service of our men and women in uniform. It is legislation that says to the troops, we support you conditionally today, but don't expect Congress to support you 2 months from now. I ask my colleagues, is this the message Congress wants to send to our troops? Is this the message we want to send to al Qaeda? Is this the best a divided majority can do? This legislation has caused me and others to question the majority's commitment to our troops.”