Political Quotes

“Mr. President, for a year now, Senator Lujan and I have been coming to this floor and warning--warning--that the Radiation Exposure Act is going to expire. And that is why this body took action, not once but twice, in overwhelming bipartisan fashion to expand and extend RECA in a way that does justice to every American, every veteran who has been poisoned by their own government. And now it is incumbent upon the House to act. I want to be clear. I will not consent to any short-term stopgap, any halfway measure. I will not give my consent to it. It will not pass this floor with my consent. This body has acted. This body has spoken. And there can be no turning back now. We are not going to turn our backs on the victims, not any longer. It has been 50 years in the State of Missouri. It has been just as long in New Mexico. It has been just as long for the Navajo Nation. It has been just as long for the uranium miners, our veterans. There can be no going back now, and so I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The Senator from Utah.”