Political Quotes

“I appreciate the comments of my friend from Colorado. This is certainly an example of the Colorado delegation working together, talking and collaborating, trying to figure out the best path forward for our State and the interests of all of our districts. This is an issue, as I talked about earlier, that is very personal to me. I served in Afghanistan, and like I mentioned earlier, the pilots with whom I served received this critical training. My life and the life of my soldiers relied on this training being conducted and the important mission that HAATS performs every year for all of our services. But I also learned something else in the Army that--and you don't have to take my word for it--one of the best ways to get information, the best way to figure out what the soldiers and the troops need, is you talk to the folks on the ground, you talk to the folks on the front line. Mr. Chair, I applaud the work of Senator Bennet and my very good friend and colleague Congressman Joe Neguse for doing just that, reaching out to our military commanders. I want to read, very briefly, a letter that was sent to them by Major General Michael Loh, who not only is a pilot but is the commander of the Colorado National Guard.…”