Andrew P. Hunter said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 20, 2001

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.

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Andrew P. Hunter

Illinois

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing a bill related to national security and resources for the President in the context of the post-9/11 response.

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