Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 3966. This bill is about the war on terror. It is about the obligation that we have to sustain a viable Armed Forces. It is my understanding that the judge in the FAIR case did not disagree with the Secretary of Defense's obligation to build up our Armed Forces and did not disagree that there should be equal access and treatment of our recruiters, but I think that the findings were that there was not explicit statutory direction or authorization to do so, and that is why we are here. As the gentleman from California previously stated, this is about abandoning the Vietnam-era rejection of the values associated with service in the military. I find it ironic. There is a lot of discussion today on the floor about these institutions of higher learning that enjoy such a worldwide reputation and a lot of talk about their enjoyment of their freedom of expression and protection of free speech, and at the same time what they are doing is trying to advocate a specific position and denying choice to our students. I commend the gentleman and urge the passage of this bill.”