Ike Skelton
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IVwas an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was a member of the Democratic Party. On November 2, 2010, he lost his seat to Vicky Hartzler...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 December 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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Our military's unmet needs are at record levels. We are seeing the costs and strains of sustaining a military at war.
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We need an immediate supplemental appropriation right now -- for seamen hours, flying hours, training, for combined, for joint exercises, for backlot and real estate maintenance, for family housing. All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise a bunch of the efforts of the military will be shut down.
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It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty
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All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise, much of the efforts of the military will be shut down,
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I hope to pass the security of Iraq over to the Iraqi forces and redeploy our forces, having left behind a secure and stable Iraqi parliament. Hopefully we'll be able to drastically reduce our forces there.
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Advances made possible by NIH research have delivered better medical outcomes for those who suffer from many common health problems.
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As a matter of fact, we are sustaining a battalion's worth of casualties every month wounded and killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Meaningful oversight must include proper scrutiny of all U.S. detention facilities, whether those facilities are located on U.S. or foreign soil.
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I am furious that the Iraqi Government would even consider giving a green light to the criminal insurgents who attack our troops.
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It's been a long ride ... to get us to this point in the base-closure process. This journey has been more difficult than it needed to be.
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For each 1 percent pay raise it is about a $600 million, so a billion dollars won't cut the mustard.
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For each 1 percent pay raise, is about $600 million -- so $1 billion just won't cut the mustard.
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In the three years since our nation began operations in Iraq, more than 2,500 Americans have been killed and more than 18,000 Americans have been seriously wounded.
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We were told that everyone's doing OK. We don't have to worry unnecessarily.