Political Quotes

“I vigorously oppose the Senator's amendment. Mr. President, it is my understanding the administration is orchestrating a full court press to defeat the Missile Defense Act of 1995 and in particular section 238 of that act which was known as the Warner amendment during our markup. I was the author of the previous Missile Defense Act, and the Missile Defense Act of 1995 builds on the act that was put in in I believe 1991. Therefore, it seems to me that it is a logical sequence of legislative steps by the Congress to build on the foundation that we laid in 1991. I have tried for many years together with a number of my colleagues through many, many legislative initiatives to ensure that the men and women of the Armed Forces are not once again sent into harm's way unless they are provided with the most effective defenses that not only we can buy with the dollars but that we can devise with the brains.”