Political Quotes

“the foreign operations of the United States are all undertaken to promote the national interests of our country. They are all useful and important programs, and they deserve our support. The national interests that they serve, however, are of varying importance. As George Orwell wrote in his novel ``Animal Farm,'' ``some are more equal than others.'' All our foreign operations programs are useful, but some are downright vital to our national security. One element in this bill that is truly vital to our national security is severely underfunded. I will introduce shortly an amendment to address that severe problem. The funding line to which I refer is known as ``NADR.'' That does not refer to Ralph Nader. It does refer to ``Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs.'' The 10 programs in this category are all on the front line of protecting our people from terrorism and from weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately, the funding in this bill for 7 of those 10 programs is 37 percent below the levels requested by the President.”