Political Quotes

“I personally--speaking for myself--believe we should have no bifurcation of the funding and that it should all be acted upon at one time. I am very anxious that the tentative schedule of the leadership is before Memorial Day. I hope some of us could address the Senate and the leadership regarding the subject of benchmarks. I read with great interest that the President is openminded on the question of benchmarks. I believe it is important that, in September, General Petraeus is going to give us a report, together with the U.S. Ambassador, and presumably the Secretaries of State and Defense will join in that very important report to the Congress--indeed, to the whole country--with regard to the status of things in Iraq in September. I do believe there is such a rapidly unfolding situation over there--we don't know from day to day how to anticipate certain things. Earlier this morning, General Mixon reported that he didn't have sufficient forces, U.S. forces and presumably Iraqi forces, to perform his mission in Diyala Province.”