Political Quotes

“I am proud to bring the Conference Report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 before the Senate for final passage. This has been a long and difficult conference, but we have achieved our goal of providing the necessary authorities and resources for our men and women in uniform to defend the freedom of America. I thank my colleague and partner for these 27 years we have served together in the Senate, the senior Senator from Michigan, Carl Levin, for his consistently constructive help and leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor. An undertaking of this magnitude is ultimately a bipartisan, bicameral effort. Consequently, there are many people deserving of recognition. I want to thank all of our subcommittee chairs and ranking members for their tireless efforts. I also want to thank Chairman Duncan Hunter and Congressman Ike Skelton for their leadership and teamwork in producing this conference agreement. This conference agreement could not have been reached without our dedicated, professional staff. I especially want to recognize the unwavering leadership of the Committee Staff Director, Charlie Abell and the Democratic Staff Director, Rick DeBobes, together with their staff, in bringing this process to a successful conclusion. As we consider this legislation, we remain a nation at war. This year marks the fourth year in the global war on terrorism. On September 11, 2001, our Nation awakened to a terrorist attack.…”