Political Quotes

“For the last 20 years, we have debated in the House and the Senate, and around the country, whether or not we should take a look at our military bases--Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine--to determine whether or not we have the right bases with the right mix of personnel with the appropriate aircraft, ships, and tanks, and decide whether the men, women, equipment, and materiel are where the bases are. We might have some bases that need to be closed, or perhaps we have some bases where we simply need to move men, women, equipment, and materiel to some other base where it makes more sense to maintain them. Over the last month or two, we have debated our budget at some length. Today we find ourselves in a deplorable situation with respect to our budget deficit. This year we are looking at what might be the largest budget deficit that we will have ever had. I, for one--and I know I have many colleagues who feel this way, too--do not worship at the altar of a balanced budget, but I sure care about getting closer to a more balanced budget.”