I watched the special order which preceded this special order, some of our colleagues. Quite frankly, I sat in my apartment watching the television as they spoke, and I was wondering if they are from Michael Jackson's Neverland, because they certainly are not in touch with the real world. The fact is, do these people ever go home and talk to their colleagues on the weekends?
Marilyn Strickland: “I watched the special order which preceded this special order, some of our colleagues. Quite frankly, I sat in my…”
On the recordJune 14, 2004
Source
govinfo.govEditor's note · Context
Critiquing colleagues' disconnect from reality during a special order discussion.
Share
More from Marilyn Strickland
Jul 8, 2026
You may know our time through records and history books, but I hope you remember that we were ordinary people as well. Our system is imperfect, but it rests on a simple and powerful idea: that people can govern themselves, debate their…
Jun 5, 2026
I ask you one more time: Who are we as a nation? And more importantly, who are you?
Jan 30, 2024
One of the issues I've heard is that one of the major drivers of food insecurity is lack of access.
Jan 30, 2024
Excluding BAH makes a member appear artificially impoverished and diminishes the value of a member's hard-earned military compensation and the value of the member's military service.





