Political Quotes

“If cloture passes this afternoon, would we then be able to be on the bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Mr. McCAIN. How much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona has 2 minutes remaining. Mr. McCAIN. How much time is remaining on the other side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 2 minutes on the Republican side and 3\1/2\ minutes on the Democratic side. Mr. McCAIN. Well, again, I would point out again that not only do the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and our service chiefs object to this truncated process, being left out of the final decisionmaking process, they do not have to sign on to any conclusions that are reached as a result of this ongoing survey. But there are others, such as the incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps, who says, my personal view, the current law and associated policy have supported the unique requirements of the Marine Corps. Thus, I do not recommend its repeal. My primary concern with proposed repeal is the potential disruption to cohesion that may be caused by significant change during a period of extended combat operations. We are in two wars, and now we are pursuing the social agenda of the Democratic Party instead of taking the priority, as it is much called for; that is, the welfare, the morale, the battle effectiveness of the men and women in the U.S. Marine Corps.…”