Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Gardner. I know he is very proud as he is standing here representing the Air Force Academy--what an incredible institution--Cheyenne Mountain, NORAD. I thank him for coming down to the floor and making their voices heard here, speaking on behalf of them on the floor of the U.S. Senate. To wrap up, we have had six of the new Republican freshmen speaking today in this colloquy. These are fresh eyes and fresh voices, looking at what is going on in Washington, DC, and saying: It is broken. It is very simple: We must make sure our military forces have the tools they need to perform their job because I can tell you one thing-- our enemies are not waiting around for Senate Democrats to fund our military to make it a fair fight. Maybe we should do this: Maybe we should stop funding Congress until we fund the military. I wonder if that would wake this institution. Why don't we put congressional pay in limbo? Why don't we see somebody filibuster congressional pay? I think we should. We should forfeit our paychecks until we fund the U.S. military. The bottom line is, the world is a dangerous place. The defense of our country relies on properly and promptly funding the Department of Defense. How can this institution--how can our friends across the aisle-- continue to stand here and say no to our U.S. military when so much is at stake? The U.S. House has passed this bipartisan bill; the Appropriations Committee of the U.S.…”