Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, as always, I express my deep appreciation to the chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), and of course to the ranking member, my dear friend for whom I hold so much respect, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), and also my partner on the Subcommittee on Total Force, the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Snyder), for their support, their great leadership in this effort. As we have heard, Mr. Chairman, time and time again, the chairman of the full committee challenged all of us to make this the Year of the Soldier. Those of us on the Subcommittee on Total Force try to make every day the Year of the Soldier, but I think even by that normal standard this subcommittee has done an outstanding job on both sides of the aisle of bringing together a package of benefits and of responses to the challenges facing our men and women in uniform that go that extra step further, as they are for us.”