Ben Nelson: “I would like to know how the Air Force came to this decision and whether they understand its full impact.”

While the administration may be moving forward in anticipation of a new reduction, anything that it's doing is not intended to be unilateral.

Dodd-Frank contained critical protections to ensure that non-financial end users who use futures contracts in a legitimate manner to hedge against higher prices would not be hampered by unnecessary regulations.

Our nuclear forces remain the foundation of deterrence. Our arsenal needs significant and immediate investment.

We spend an awful lot of time talking about what programs we would like to have. Probably not nearly enough time on accountability.