Political Quotes

“we have an opportunity before us today to fund key priorities that we all agree are important. The American people elected all of us to do a job, and that job is to provide for the most important functions of our government. For far too long, politics has prevented us from committing the resources necessary to sustain the most critical part of our government--the military that keeps us safe. This is a chance to cast aside partisan differences and give the Department of Defense the stable and consistent funding it needs so it can rebuild readiness and execute its mission. Just this morning, Secretary Mattis testified before Congress, saying: ``I ask that you not let disagreements on domestic policy continue to hold our nation's defense hostage.'' He is right. We cannot let these basic issues distract us from the job that we have all, under the Constitution, taken to provide for the common defense. I just came from a classified briefing with the Secretary, and he outlined the most important needs we must fund for our country's security. So why not come together on issues we can agree on? Six months ago, this Chamber passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 89 to 9. In the time since, however, our military remains hamstrung under short- term measures that are standing in the way of modernization and readiness.…”