Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator for yielding. I would just ask whether the underlying bill doesn't do exactly the same sort of thing in other categories, such as minimum numbers of aircraft carriers in the Navy, such as minimum numbers of certain key equipment in the Air Force, which I agree with. But I don't see any difference between those provisions of the underlying bill and what this provision would constitute with regard to a key element of Army brigade combat teams. That is the first question. The second question is, Did the Senator know that in the resubmitted version of the amendment, there is a noncontroversial sense-of-the- Senate regarding an offset for this to be put forward? Finally, I would certainly agree with the Senator about trying to fix the top-line numbers and the top-line situation with regard to sequestration, and, as I am sure he knows, I support that. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I respond to my friend to say that what we have authorized, as the Senator from Louisiana clearly described, is what the services have said they need to do their mission--and based on their requirements, not the view of what my requirements are. So I think the Senator's proposal is very different from what he described. Again, there is sufficient funding for everything we have authorized in the bill.…”