Political Quotes

“Indeed, I was witness to that. But it did bring back a fond memory to me. In the period during the war in Vietnam, there was a very colorful and strong chairman in the House Armed Services Committee named Eddie Hebert from New Orleans, LA, and a gentleman who worked very closely with him, named Moon Landrieu. They were quite a team. They did a great deal working together for the men and women of the U.S. military. When reference was made to Senator Landrieu's accomplishments, I am sure she would agree with me that the teachings of her distinguished father and the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee have vested in her a lot of wisdom about military matters. I also recognize the work done by Senators Ensign and Snowe. I have been working with both of them over a period of time. Senator Ensign and Senator Snowe each have put in previous pieces of legislation which basically covered this same subject. In the course of the past 48 hours, those two Senators have been working in collaboration with Senator Landrieu in an effort to get the Senate to take the action that we just took on that amendment.”