C. W. Bill Young: “I do not think anybody on my side of the aisle suggested that anybody in this House is unpatriotic. To the contrary, I…”

“I do not think anybody on my side of the aisle suggested that anybody in this House is unpatriotic. To the contrary, I appreciate all of the Members who came together with us after September 11 to provide the supplemental appropriations bill that the President used to get the war started. We appreciate that. We appreciate the way that we work together, and I know that we are going to continue to work together for what is in the best interest of America, what is in the best interest of our troops that are defending America, and what is in the best interest of those who are seeking out terrorism wherever it is in the interest of America. But what is happening here is there are those who are trying to change the direction of what this bill really is all about. Now, this bill is about providing a defense emergency supplemental appropriations bill. That is the basic bill that we are talking about. And we need to get that money available quickly. Because of the war, the military services have used up money that they would use normally in their fourth quarter. We need to replace that money quickly. We need to replace the missiles and bombs that have been used. We need to replace the airplanes and helicopters that are worn out.”