Political Quotes

“I understand we have a vote scheduled at 5 o'clock, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak for about 60 seconds. Amendment No. 1473 I came to the floor today to speak in favor of an amendment described earlier in the afternoon by Senator Vitter. This is an amendment, of course, to the National Defense Authorization Act that makes certain our U.S. Army is able to maintain the current number of brigade combat teams. Sequestration is creating significant problems in many arenas but no more important than in the area of our Army and defense. The concern is that in the process of downsizing the Army as a result of sequestration and other reductions in available funding, brigade combat teams would be eliminated. Senator Vitter's amendment, which I support and am a cosponsor of, would eliminate that as an option. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). The Senator from Alabama. Amendment No. 1986”