Political Quotes

“I am deeply humbled by Senator Reid's kind remarks. I wish to say, certainly this is not about my own career. I always felt I benefited more from my brief tour of military service than did the military for my service in those days. I tried to, in a sense, pay back so that other members of the service today can have the same and greater benefits than I had. I would never have received a college education in all probability had it not been for the GI bill. Although I did serve twice, I never placed myself in the category of combat arms and the valorous heroes of this great country but did my duty, as millions of others have, and was privileged to do so. On the Committee of Armed Services, no one could have a more wonderful working partner than my colleague from Michigan. We have sat side by side this quarter of a century, but we have achieved a high water mark of bipartisanship because we are really there to be responsive to the needs of the men and women of the Armed Forces and the overall security needs of our country.”