Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, this is important legislation. Our Nation is making very tough decisions and this Congress is making very tough decisions, and we have military men and women who are currently in combat in Afghanistan. This is important legislation that protects their personal interest while we ask them to go overseas and put their lives at risk for our freedom as well as in our efforts to win the war on terrorism. And as we all know, the war on terrorism will neither begin or end in Afghanistan, nor will it end in a few short months, but it is expected to last years. This legislation deserves bipartisan support. And in quick reaction to my friend and colleague's comment, I would note that there are no funds at all, none, no funds taken from Social Security or Medicare to provide for this legislation to help our military men and women. And we are not touching Social Security or Medicare. But I do want to ask for strong bipartisan support for this legislation. It is important for our military men and women that we stand in strong bipartisan support of what they do when we ask them to take the risks that they do. As I noted earlier, this legislation has six provisions that benefit working men and women who serve in the military and I ask for an 'aye' vote.”