Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the proud tradition our committee has maintained every year since 1961 continues with the Senate's passage of this, the 49th consecutive national defense authorization bill. We always have to work long and hard to pass this bill, but it is worth every bit of the effort we put into it because it is for our troops and their families as well as, obviously, our Nation. I thank all Senators for their roles in keeping this tradition going. Our bipartisanship on this committee makes this moment, as late as it is, possible. I am proud to serve with Senator McCain and am grateful for his partnership. I thank all our committee staff members. With their extraordinary drive and many personal sacrifices to get this bill done--and we had to get it done twice because we had to modify the bill that was originally presented to the Senate, as everybody here knows. Our staff has given another meaning to this season of giving. Led by Rick DeBobes, our committee's staff director, and Joe Bowab, our Republican staff director, they have given everything imaginable, and some things unimaginable, to get this bill passed. So we thank all of them. I ask that, as a tribute to the professionalism of our staff, and our gratitude, their names be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director; Joseph W. Bowab, Republican Staff Director; Adam J. Barker, Professional Staff Member; June M.…”