Political Quotes

“I thought, perhaps, they had been holding their tongues all along, wanting to speak after ours. Very well then. I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I am grateful that this rule does include several of the amendments that I have had the opportunity to work on. One is a bipartisan amendment with my colleagues Mr. Perlmutter and Mr. Whitfield, with regard to Rocky Flats in my district, which will help increase transparency to ensure that cold war nuclear workers will have their benefit applications reviewed expeditiously. There are many survivors in my district who have been exposed to radiation and who are suffering from severe health effects. If they had been on the military side, they would have been taken care of. They are on the civilian side, but have put their lives in harm's way, and they deserve to be taken care of for their service to our country. I am also pleased with my amendment with Mr. Blumenauer, which would defund the midlife nuclear refueling and overhaul of the George Washington aircraft carrier, which would save $5 billion. The administration released a statement of administrative policy, expressing concern about this unneeded reoverhaul of an aircraft carrier that we do not need as we shrink our carrier fleet permanently to 10 vessels.…”