Political Quotes

“Let me just close it down for our side. I say to Senator Brown, it was a great opportunity to travel with him and get to know him and to learn. I thank him so much for being a great part of our team. I also thank Wendy Anderson, who helped put that together, and Army MAJ Jen McDonough. We have been joined on the floor by Congressman Robert Wittman from the First District of Virginia. I say, with him sitting there, how impressed we were with him and how delighted we were to serve with him. The road ahead in Afghanistan won't be easy. It is an important road for us to travel. It is not one we have to travel by ourselves. A lot of other nations are involved in this with their time, their treasure, and their people. We need the best efforts from the leadership of Afghanistan. We know he is under a lot of pressure. We made it very clear to President Karzai that we have no intention of being an occupying force. We have every intention of bringing our folks home within a reasonable period of time. This is not an open-ended commitment. My hope is it will not run up the cash register as much as Senator Ensign has suggested, but nevertheless it is an important use of our resources. This is the battle, in my judgment, this is the war we should have been fighting all along. I thank my colleagues for their patience, and I yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. Amendment No. 3724, as Modified, to Amendment No.…”