Political Quotes

“Thank you, Judge Carter, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just want to, as I begin, stand, as I think virtually everyone in this Chamber would do, and thank the men and women in uniform who volunteered to serve because whatever that call is that our commander-in-chief deems in our national interest and the Congress supports the actions for, they are the ones standing in harm's way. They are the ones willing to make the sacrifice. Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from my home State. The 196th Field Artillery Brigade just got back from a year in Afghanistan. I welcomed them home, and then I traveled to Nashville to spend several hours with them and their families, going through the slide slows and listening to the success of their mission there. And I am so very proud that they would volunteer to serve and that they would be willing to step up. So I begin today just by honoring them, and I know the House stands behind them. But where we are seeing some confusion is the messages that are coming out across the country here in the middle of a very divisive election year that, frankly, are at best mixed messages to our troops in the field and, at the very worst, not helpful at all.…”