Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend from Missouri for his kindness to me, for his support of this amendment, and for the yielding of this time. This is an amendment which is to deal with a very important injustice done to marines by the Department of the Navy, and you may read more about it in my remarks as they are extended. In a nutshell, people in the Marine Corps are being hurt, injured, poisoned, given cancer and other things by the way the Department of the Navy has run the posts and has provided contaminated water to the members of the Marine Corps and to their families. This will at least begin the process of getting information to these marines about what has happened and why it is that they are suffering this way, and see to it that we are taking a step forward to have the Marine Corps deliver some of the information that they're supposed to deliver under agreement. I urge my colleagues to vote for the amendment, and I thank my friend from Missouri. Mr. Chair, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the amendment I have offered with my colleagues, Congressmen Stupak and Miller, pertaining to the historic water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. I would like to thank Chairman Skelton for his willingness to work with me on this important issue. Mr.…”