Political Quotes

“I first want to rise and congratulate the chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Packard), and the ranking member, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hefner), for once again doing the outstanding job that both of them are accustomed to doing on this bill. The gentleman from Texas preceded me by pointing out a few problems that they had to work with. He failed to mention, though, that the administration had underfunded the military construction part of the budget by some $1.4 billion. I share his concern that we should not deprive the men and women of the military of the accoutrements that lead to a better quality of life for them. And for that reason, within our given budget limits, within the fact that we are living within a balanced budget with very strict budget ceilings, I am very pleased that we were able to put back in $450 million into this subcommittee so that they could apply that money to the needs of the servicemen and women of America. I am concerned. I share his concern that the administration would underfund this account by $1.4 billion.”