Political Quotes

“the National Guard Caucus is very concerned by the determination of individuals within the Defense establishment to keep putting out negative information on the National Guard. The inaccurate and out-of-date information from GAO is just another example in a long string of misinformation. It is my hope this report will be different--that it will be accurate. Because the sponsors of this amendment have assured me that it will, I join with my cochairman, Senator Bond, in cosponsoring this amendment. The Caucus remains convinced that, under the pressures of a reduced defense budget, the requirements to develop and produce modern replacement weapon systems coupled with a continued draw-down of our active forces, will result in an ever-increasing requirement for our nation to once again rely on part-time citizen soldier combat forces--the National Guard.”