Political Quotes

“I commend President Bush for his leadership in invigorating our Nation's missile defense programs. Just yesterday, the President publicly released his vision and guidance to provide for a ballistic missile defense system. National Security Policy Directive 23 formalizes the administration's missile defense policy, and it is consistent with the National Missile Defense Act of 1999, which is now Public Law 106-38. It was adopted during the 106th Congress. The National Missile Defense Act stated: It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriation and the annual appropriation of funds for National Missile Defense. With the President's leadership, our Nation is now moving forward to provide the most technologically feasible defenses as soon as possible.”