Political Quotes

“Chairman Skelton, America thanks you. The troops in Texas thank you, and all of the troops around the world thank you. I thank you for strengthening your commitment to service men and women and their families. Readiness has been your challenge. I thank you for that. For strengthening the military forces, for making sure they have the right, secure, safe, and the most technologically sophisticated equipment, I thank you. Likewise, let me say to you: For your demeanor and spirit, for the tears you shed for those who lost their lives, you have never wavered; and for the service that you gave as a young man in the United States military, I cannot thank you enough. I come today to support this Ike Skelton bill and to ask my colleagues to pay tribute to this American hero. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6523, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. As a Member of both the Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees, I highly commend Chairman Ike Skelton for his steadfast leadership and tireless efforts to invest in our military to increase our national security. I join him in strongly supporting the men and women of our Armed Forces; they make the greatest of sacrifices to ensure our national security as a matter of duty.…”