Political Quotes

“this morning Donald Trump tweeted that ``Democrats are holding our military hostage'' in this shutdown--just the latest in a string of recent comments wherein he accuses Democrats like me of not caring about our military, and it is the latest example of his failing to show leadership, to take responsibility for leading this Nation. Does he even know that there are servicemembers who are in harm's way right now watching him, looking for the Commander in Chief to show leadership rather than to try to deflect blame, or that his own Pentagon says that the short-term funding plans he seems intent on pushing are actually harmful to not just the military but to our national security? I spent my entire adult life looking out for the well-being, the training, and the equipping of the troops for whom I was responsible-- sadly, this is something the current occupant of the Oval Office does not seem to care to do--and I will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five-deferment draft dodger. I have a message for Cadet Bones Spurs: If you cared about our military, you would stop baiting Kim Jong Un into a war that could put 85,000 American troops and millions of innocent civilians in danger. Last night, after the lights had been turned out in the White House and the President had gone to his private quarters, I voted to better train and equip our troops, to stop wasting taxpayers' dollars with yet another CR.…”