Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to give my thanks to the Senator from Alabama for his comments about the concerns he has about our detainee policy and about how important it is that we have the right policies in place to protect Americans so that we can prioritize gathering intelligence. I also wanted to share in his concerns about what is happening with the supercommittee in terms of the impact on our national security. There is no question that there are areas where we can do much better and be more effective with taxpayer dollars on defense spending. But we cannot subjugate our national security for our failure around here to do our job and to have courage to take on the entire budget and bring ourselves on a path of fiscal responsibility. So I know the Senator from Alabama has been a great leader in this area, and I appreciate his comments in that regard. Amendment No. 1249 Mr. President, I also wanted to speak briefly on an amendment that has already been made pending that Senator McCain and I are cosponsoring together. Over the last year, as a new Member of the Senate and the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of the concerns I have had is the way we do contracting at the Department of Defense. My overall impression has been that a third year law student could negotiate much better terms for the United States than we have been negotiating for the country.…”