Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Congress intended for the CMP to become self-sufficient after it was privatized in 1996. It was never meant to be the recipient of another multimillion-dollar government handout years later, especially not a handout of tens of thousands of pistols which then would be used immediately for sale to the public to fund its operations. Again, perhaps one could argue that, when earmarks were around, they needed this to fund their operations. Again, there was a time when earmarks were in existence. Earmarks are no longer regular order. They don't exist anymore. They were done away with several years ago. Mr. Speaker, I think it is clear that I don't hold with the need for the CMP to receive Federal support. On another note, I don't often see eye to eye with the NRA, but I must agree with the statement on the NRA's website that the Association is ``the premier firearms education organization in the world.'' {time} 1415 Well, the NRA does not receive Federal support from its education programs, which are widely accessible, and in our professional military, the need for marksmanship training for national security purposes has evaporated. Even if we truly think the CMP is deserving of a government subsidy, Congress should do so through the appropriations process, not through a provision that is, quite frankly, again, an earmark.…”