Political Quotes

“the Senate has confirmed Mr. Michael Walker, who resides near Charles Town, WV, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army. I was pleased to see that President Clinton nominated Mike Walker to become Assistant Secretary of the Army and I congratulate him on his confirmation. The expertise Mike has developed and the extraordinary work ethic he has demonstrated in the past 15 years as the Senate Appropriations Committee's expert on military construction will serve him well as the Army's new top official for installations, logistics, and environmental policy. Mike began his congressional service as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1960's. He subsequently served as assistant to the late Congressman Joe L. Evins. Upon Congressman Evins' retirement in 1976, Mike began a long association with the senior Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Sasser], including his service as the principal staff person on the Committee's Military Construction Subcommittee, which is chaired by Senator Sasser. In addition to his duties to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Mike has also assisted special U.S. task forces in the Persian Gulf and Central America.”