Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I represent over 40,000 Army soldiers at Fort Hood, the largest Army installation in our country. I care deeply, as do all members of this House, about supporting our troops, be they at home, serving our Nation, or be they abroad, or be they today in Afghanistan, and that is exactly why I am so offended by this rule and this process and what has happened to this bill. Mr. Chairman, for those who have been confused by this debate, let me simply list what has happened. Fact number one. Under the able leadership of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), the Committee on Appropriations, on which I sit, passed out quickly a bipartisan bill to fund the war against terrorism and provide for essential emergency homeland defense funding. Then on Tuesday night of this week, the Committee on Rules, directed by the leadership of this House, took a bipartisan bill that was literally flying through this House for the right reasons and turned it into a partisan bill by adding late at night, behind closed doors, amendments that had absolutely nothing to do with fighting our war on terrorism.”