Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome home the aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, to her aircraft carrier battle group, and all of its sailors and marines home to Hampton Roads this weekend after an extended 9\1/2\ month deployment. The USS Eisenhower carrier battle group has been deployed in the Red Sea off the coast of Israel for more than 8 months in what was the greatest concentration of naval power deployed to the Mediterranean in a generation. The selfless service of the men and women aboard the USS Eisenhower led them far from home during dangerous times for a purpose greater than themselves. We owe them a debt that we can never repay. Earlier this year, I traveled with other Members of Congress to Israel where we met with different groups, from senior military officers to everyday Israeli citizens. I cannot count the number of times we were thanked for sending the USS Eisenhower to sit off the coast of Israel after October 7. The Israeli people truly believe that because of our U.S. naval presence in the region, countless lives were saved, and Hezbollah never invaded Israel from the north. Tomorrow, I will proudly watch four of the USS Eisenhower's squadrons fly into Naval Air Station Oceana with their families and look forward to thanking them on behalf of a grateful nation. It is truly an honor to represent these servicemembers in Congress and to fiercely defend their mission and to advocate for them and their families.…”