Political Quotes

David Durenberger: “On that subject, let me just say that I agree with everything he said, or practically everything he said. I figure…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1994
On that subject, let me just say that I agree with everything he said, or practically everything he said. I figure peacekeeping is neither a disaster nor an emergency, if the decision that someone takes at a given point in time, and if we do not start planning in one way or some other appropriate way for these in advance, in effect we are going to give an excuse for peacekeeping that is not actually peacekeeping. So I compliment my colleague from Wisconsin.
Said by
David Durenberger
Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the importance of planning for peacekeeping efforts.

Share

More from David Durenberger

Feb 3, 1994

This amendment is completely consistent with the mission of Goals 2000--to reform public education in America through real system reform. The ed-flex demonstration supports bottom-up reform. Its purpose is to encourage and assist States…

govinfo.gov
Feb 2, 1994

To repeat what I said earlier, we are now at a critical crossroads in designing a proper and effective Federal role in support of State- and community-based education reform. This Senator would like very much to be able to support a Goals…

govinfo.gov
May 16, 1994

On behalf of the minority members of the committee, I rise to compliment our colleagues from Alaska, Senator Stevens and Senator Murkowski; our colleague from Hawaii, Senator Inouye; and our colleague from Arizona, Senator McCain, for…

govinfo.gov
Apr 21, 1994

I ask Senator Kassebaum, in view of the changing time demands being placed on Head Start parents who are working or learning job skills, what is her intent on the need for not only flexibility by Head Start administrators in approving…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation