Political Quotes

“This class action bill is important legislation, but it pales in comparison to the needs we authorize for these programs for our fighting men and women around the world. The House bill includes a number of provisions. The $25 billion requested by the administration, as I understand, also legislates the number of troops we would have. If we don't authorize that along with the House, it won't happen. We will wind up going through the appropriations process and appropriating money that has not been authorized in the past. We need this bill. I repeat, as important as the class action is, it is insignificant compared to what we are doing here. I say to everyone within the sound of my voice, we should do everything we can to finish this bill; otherwise, I think we will not have a Defense authorization bill this year.”