[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MILITARY READINESS

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I appreciate the remarks of Senator 
McCain from Arizona. He is a true American patriot, an academy 
graduate, a former fighter pilot, a prisoner of war, a person who has 
been a leader in this body in matters of defense. A few days ago, a 
Senator from the other side, Senator Lieberman, made a seminal address 
on the need for morality, integrity and honesty in public leadership, 
and by the President in particular.
  Senator McCain's remarks, in my opinion, are equally as important. He 
has said some things, as a conscience of this body, on defense matters 
that we ought to listen to, and I am hearing it repeatedly from people 
I know in the military services who are concerned about the erosion of 
our national defense. I join with him in those concerns. I appreciate 
him sharing it with us, and I hope he will continue to speak out in 
this body as eloquently as he does on these important issues.

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