Political Quotes

“there is no function of our national government more fundamental than defense of the Nation. Today, our national defense is more important than ever, and with this authorization bill, we are spending more on national defense than ever. In fact, the $393 billion this bill authorizes means the United States will be spending more on our military than do the next 25 nations combined. There is no question this bill spends enough to do the job. The question is whether the money is being spent in ways that will do the right job. There is a great debate abroad in the land about the nature of the threats our Nation faces, and the best approaches to dealing with those threats. There is a robust discussion about honoring our responsibilities to those who have served this country; about the responsibility of the military, like the rest of the Federal Government, to play by the rules this Congress has established; and about the military's duty to clean up after itself by returning the lands it no longer needs to productive use for America. However, that discussion and debate is not occurring in this House. The leadership has so tightly managed the rule for debate on this measure that the House will authorize the largest increase in defense spending since 1966.”