Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, tomorrow we have the opportunity to correct today's defense policy problems by passing the National Security Revitalization Act. I think it is important that the American people know what is at stake here and what the current administration is actually fighting against. Very simply, H.R. 7 would prohibit placing our military troops under the command or control of a foreign commander without presidential or congressional approval. The men and women of the largest fighting force in the world do not want to have their lives placed in the hand of a foreign commander and neither do their families. H.R. 7 would also allow the United States to count our military peacekeeping operations as a contribution to the United Nations. It is just not right for someone in our districts to see their tax dollars spent on missions that currently are not allowed to be counted as a contribution to the United Nations. Quite frankly, we can no longer afford to undertake 13 peacekeeping missions with the use of some 48,000 personnel in countries like Bosnia, Haiti and Iraq.”