Political Quotes

“I want to comment on the gentleman from Florida's threat assessment that the amendment of the gentlewoman from Colorado cuts $6 billion or the amendment that will be offered by the gentleman from Kansas, the gentleman from Wisconsin, myself, and others, our amendment would cut $1.8 billion from this, and he says this might endanger this particular project. Only if you want to. Our amendment gives total discretion to the defense appropriators and the Defense Department as to where to cut. So I would just make a prediction to Members. As we talk about cutting $1.8 billion, we will hear people opposing this threaten that it is going to cost about $40 billion in cuts. Add up how many times that $1.8 billion is going to be spent. In fact, a $1.8 million cut out of this $240 billion budget in no way, shape, or form would threaten this particular program unless the people involved do not like the program and want to threaten it.”