Political Quotes

“I say to my colleagues, I would like to think of myself as the last person to ever take the floor of the Senate and say a man or a woman proudly wearing the uniform of the United States should not receive everything that is offered. But in this instance--I do not oppose this--I simply ask you to examine it in the sense of fairness. What do you say to the widow of someone who lost his life in Afghanistan? What do you say to those who have injured soldiers in the Horn of Africa, Liberia, Philippines, Colombia, and other places, all engaged in the war on terrorism? I do not understand this. I have read it. I have reread it. It says, for example, to those serving in Iraq, prohibition of concurrent award of Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. They cannot receive it. For what reason, I do not know. I say to my dear friend, a former member of the Armed Services Committee, this is a matter that requires close examination.”