Chris Sununu: “Mr. Chairman, the last few speakers have spoken quite eloquently about the importance of the funding in this…”

“Mr. Chairman, the last few speakers have spoken quite eloquently about the importance of the funding in this supplemental appropriation bill, strengthening our national security, investing in homeland security, investing in the technologies, the maintenance, the resources to support our men and women serving overseas. They have been unequivocal about their support for that funding, for that financing. But the last speaker was also unequivocal in making her point that she was vehemently opposed to borrowing to fund that investment in winning the war on terrorism and strengthening our homelands security. I think therein lies the fundamental problem. That is maybe the disconnect that we are hearing and the complaint that we are hearing that this is somehow partisan. It is not partisan when you point out that if we are going to invest in this unprecedented war on terrorism, if we are to give the men and women of the armed services the resources they need, which we all understand that because of the economic recession we are going to have to borrow additional funds to make sure they have that support, then you cannot stand on the floor and say, well, I support everything in this bill, but I will not support borrowing to support our men and women fighting overseas.”