I consider it an honor that the desk that I sit in was once held by Senator Vandenberg, who coined the phrase that "politics ends at the water's edge." ... We should not allow it on this bill, especially today when our Nation is at war.
Discussing the importance of bipartisan support for the foreign operations appropriations bill during a time of war.
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