Political Quotes

“I rise to comment on the amendment of the Senator from Texas. I am chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and we fund the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. I will comment on the amendment. Before I comment on the amendment explicitly, I compliment the Senator from Texas for raising the issue on the floor and, second, for his fierce defense of the southwest border and his devotion to Federal law enforcement and for always being concerned when we send them into harm's way, and where we, in any way, could have contributed to either their injury or their death. I compliment the Senator on that. My ranking member, Kay Bailey Hutchison, also from Texas, has spoken eloquently, diligently, and unflinchingly about the need we have to be serious about what is happening on the southwest border. I say this to the Senator and those of us concerned about our country: We support the effort to control our border and stop the growing violence that is occurring there. I believe America is in four wars--Iraq, which is winding down; Afghanistan, which ultimately will; the southwest border; and the cyber war. We have now two enduring wars. I say to the Senator from Texas, I wish to work with him. When I look at what happened with Operation Fast and Furious, I was fast to be furious about the bungled, botched occurrences that happened.…”