Political Quotes

“So, Madam Chairman, we want to discourage that. And, finally, the amendment would require the President to submit an annual report toward the eradication of poppy cultivation and the elimination of drug trafficking activities in Afghanistan. Let me just say that with all of the information that we have about what went on down in Nicaragua, too many people were involved. There was a Memorandum of Understanding between the CIA and the Justice Department that they did not have to support drug trafficking. We think we have done away with that, but we want to assure that we do not make the same kinds of mistakes as we move in to help this devastated country. They need us and we need to do the right thing. I think that we can change this country. We can change the direction. We can help very, very poor people in a devastated country. We can improve education. We can improve the infrastructure. But let us do it without drugs and drug trafficking being a part of it. We do not need the assistance of drugs in doing all of this. I would ask for an 'aye' vote on my amendment.”