Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is my 35th year in the Congress of the United States. I don't know that I voted against, prior to this year, either a Defense Appropriation bill or a Defense Authorization bill. I will vote against this bill. I regret that I will vote against this bill because I regret that we have not gotten ourselves on a fiscally sound path in a bipartisan way that makes this country more secure not only on the national defense side, but secure on the domestic side as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this conference report, which I believe does a disservice to our men and women in uniform and undermines our national security. I do not believe this is the chairman's fault. I want to make that very clear. The chairman has been dealt a hand, and he is trying to play the best hand he can. I understand that. I agree fully, however, with the ranking member, with his concerns and opposition to this bill not because of most of its substance, but because of the adverse impact it has on so much else. This continues the Republican sequester sneak-around strategy. What do I mean by that? My Republican colleagues historically--since I have been here--talk about spending money. What they don't like to do is pay for things. That is, of course, what we do with taxes. It is not for free: national security, education, health care, law enforcement. You have to pay for it.…”