Political Quotes

“I think this is the first of, I am sure, other actions that we will be able to do as a body to show our support for the men and women that are in harm's way that are ready to answer the call of our Nation. I think all of us want to do everything we can here to support our troops, as today they are ready to act on behalf of our Nation. I also want to thank the chairman and ranking member for including the provision in here that was brought to our attention from those families of students that are in our military academies. There was a provision in our code that discriminated against families of those that were in the academies in their ability to withdraw moneys from educational savings accounts without penalty. So I want to thank them for including that provision. There are many other provisions in there bill that provide equity for those who serve in our military, and I know all of us are going to show strong support for this legislation.”