Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In the year we have been here discussing these things, we have talked a lot about budget problems that we have in this country. It is my contention that our budget is not just that we have been spending too much, but we have been spending on too much. One of the things, though, that we should be spending on is, of course, military issues. Article I of the Constitution clearly states the defense of this country is a core constitutional responsibility, and for that there must be government workers who are required to do this. That is what it should, indeed, be. Unfortunately, we have a President and an administration that has decided that there should be some financial restraints in this particular area. Indeed, it means reducing spending significantly on the military, not necessarily other areas. The result of this will be, as has been shown in testimony, that we will create an Army smaller than any Army we have had since World War II, a Navy at its smallest since World War I, and an Air Force that is smaller and older than at any time in this country. And to do that, there will at least be 100,000 uniformed jobs that will be cut, destroyed, and reduced. There are some people who think that simply cutting a few soldiers, a few airmen, and a few sailors will be an easy solution to this issue. That is naive. It will not happen. What it means, though, is that, also, programs must be cut at the same time.…”