Neil Abercrombie: “No one doubts for a moment the motivation of the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers). No one doubts the desire of the…”

“No one doubts for a moment the motivation of the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers). No one doubts the desire of the body to move forward in this area, not just with dispatch but with a focus that will accomplish the task. The problem I think that we have is that some of this has been debated, including this amendment, in a late hour, without much opportunity for exchange between the Members. The plain fact is that those of us on the Committee on Armed Services know there are some folks, perhaps in the Pentagon and elsewhere, who have a separate political agenda on this which may be in contrast to what the intentions are here, and that is why I think the question is being raised at this point.”