Political Quotes

“I would simply say this to my friend: We are, according to CBO, this year, in terms of new equipment for our soldiers, $30 billion underfunded. That means helicopters that are 18.6 years old, that means airplanes that are two-thirds of the Navy's airplanes being over 15 years old. That means that, in my estimation, one of the best ways to build morale for troops in the field is to give them good equipment, so if we have money to spare, I would say--and we are also low on ammunition, as the gentleman knows. We have not met all of our ammunition totals that the Nation is directed to meet by the levels that we have set, with all of our smartest people working on this issue. So if we are $30 billion behind in terms of giving our young people new equipment, about $10 billion behind on ammunition, that is where we should put the money first, and I think our retired people would agree with that.”