Andrew P. Hunter: “This is a bill in which we generally have some fairly hotly contested issues. It is a bill in which Members voice strong…”

“This is a bill in which we generally have some fairly hotly contested issues. It is a bill in which Members voice strong opinions because national security issues evoke strong opinions. But all of us understand now that we have a major mission which predominates over all other missions with respect to this bill; and that is to give the President the tools that he needs to pursue the terrorists who struck America. Because of that, Mr. Chairman, I think we are all going to be working together here as we walk through the floor with this bill and go to conference and try to keep our controversy to a minimum, try to compromise on packages, and try to move to the point where we are actually procuring for the President, for our armed services, the resources that they need.”