Political Quotes

“I cannot imagine that Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens would have the fire money in the military construction bill. We reported, as the Senator knows, another bill out of the committee, the legislative branch appropriations bill. There are other bills coming up. As the Senators from New Mexico and Arizona said, fire money should be in the supplemental, but it is not. I just do not think it is going to be in the military construction bill. That is why we should get it out of the Senate and get it to the President. There are some significant military needs that will be satisfied. I say to my friend who is so aware of everything that goes on around here because of his position on the Appropriations Committee and the Budget Committee, I can never ever remember a time when we have not taken care of fire needs and the flood needs of this country, and we will do it this year also. If there needs to be another supplemental, we will do that, or if we have to put the money in the Interior appropriations bill or other bills, we will do that. I just do not think this is the vehicle on which to do it.”