41 Quotes by Ike Skelton

Advances made possible by NIH research have delivered better medical outcomes for those who suffer from many common health problems.

As a matter of fact, we are sustaining a battalion's worth of casualties every month wounded and killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For each 1 percent pay raise it is about a $600 million, so a billion dollars won't cut the mustard.

For each 1 percent pay raise, is about $600 million -- so $1 billion just won't cut the mustard.

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.

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.

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.

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

Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina