Political Quotes

“I cochair the Bipartisan House Army Caucus. I represent the largest Army installation in the United States, Fort Hood. I represent over 65,000 military retirees and veterans. I will match my record in supporting veterans and a strong national defense with any Member of either party in this House. This amendment is not about fighting for veterans. If we want to fight for veterans, then maybe some Members of this House can vote ``no'' tomorrow on some tax cuts, that because of those tax cuts we will have less money for veterans' health care. This amendment would actually allow an anti-veteran, anti-defense group to run a sham ad in the last hours of a campaign under the guise of a Texans for Veterans group. So let no one be deceived. Despite the good intentions perhaps of this amendment that this is all about pro-veteran, pro-military, pro-senior citizen groups wanting to come in and want ads, most veterans I represent in my district do not have $1 million to put into a soft-money account. They are hard-working, decent Americans like most others, trying to struggle to pay their bills. Mr. Chairman, if we want to fight for veterans, let us fight for funding for veterans' health care and not try to make this amendment look like it is a litmus test vote of whether you are for or against military might or veterans and our servicemen and women. This is a bad amendment; it is a Trojan horse; it is a poison pill. We should vote against it.”