Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, as he is being called today, Colonel Perry, for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, the recent comments by Army leadership are as ridiculous as anything I have seen in quite some time. In a transparent effort to protect their own, they have effectively thrown the men and women of the National Guard out with the bath water. It is a fact that the average National Guardsman costs one-third of what his Active Duty counterpart does. {time} 1245 Now, I ask the American people, what is the better investment here? Giving these brave citizens soldiers a pink slip is not only ridiculous from a readiness standpoint, but it amounts to throwing away billions of dollars and hours of training. Here is your pink slip. Thanks for all your hard work, but we won't be needing you anymore is basically what they are saying. Mr. Speaker, I believe that the men and women of our National Guard are not only the smarter financial decision, but they have also earned their stripes over the past 12 years at war. As a current member of the Mississippi National Guard, I know that the men and women I serve with and those who come from all over the United States and the territories to train at Camp Shelby before deployment are some of the most professional and most capable soldiers and airmen that our Nation has ever produced, regardless of what General Odierno has said.…”