Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague. Let me bring to his attention that we are quite fortunate as a nation to have literally several thousand contractors engaged in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States in many areas of the world. And now we are about to take language which, as the Senator said, perhaps was a basis for a civil penalty and subject these thousands of contractors and individuals to the following language in your amendment: They 'shall be fined under paragraph (2), imprisoned not more than 20 years.' I say to my good friend, we were taught in law school the difference between civil and criminal law. We were taught the tremendous burden of proof and so forth that is associated with depriving one of one's freedom and liberty. You are about to subject these contractors to that, up to 20 years, using only civil standards. I understand you have specific proof in there.”