Political Quotes

“I rise, of course, in strong support of the bill. During our subcommittee's hearings over these past few weeks, the predominant concern expressed was the continued deterioration of quality-of-life and infrastructure needs which support our military men and women. We all want to give our Armed Forces the best weapons systems, training, and equipment we can afford. Unfortunately, one area of the military that has not received as much attention in recent years has been this issue of brick and mortar. In November 1994, the Department of Defense created a task force on the quality of life to assess the problems associated with military housing. On February 28 of this year, the chairman of this task force, former Secretary of the Army John Marsh, reported the findings of the year-long study. The findings of the task force were disturbing. With regard to military family housing, 64 percent of these homes were classified as unsuitable.”