Political Quotes

“I want to speak briefly about the National Defense Authorization Act, which will soon be our topic of business. I compliment the Armed Services Committee for their diligence and their efforts to authorize appropriations for our Armed Forces in a very thoughtful and deliberative manner. I have submitted several amendments. I want to talk about a particular one to that underlying bill, amendment No. 2269, which is cosponsored by the senior Senator from Kansas, Mr. Roberts, as well as Senator Gillibrand from New York and the Democratic leader, Senator Schumer from New York. Our amendment takes the same approach that the committee takes by addressing the Army's internal process on force structure--to thoughtfully deliberate how and where the Army makes smart investments, which includes the stationing decisions for soldiers and families that have a consequence not only on those soldiers and families but also on the cost of defending our country for decades to come. Fortunately, both the Department of Defense and the Army are now experiencing a much-needed period of time in which there is growth-- opportunities for us to spend additional dollars to defend our Nation. Our Armed Forces are modernizing, and they are increasing their readiness and lethality to be in a position to better deter, confront, and defeat adversaries in a security environment more complex and volatile than possibly anytime in our country's history, certainly within recent time.…”