Ben Nelson: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to preside here rather shortly.”

How are we going to make it work? How are we going to, over a longer strategy, make the dollars work to meet the obligations we've undertaken?

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

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

I think there is concern that the administration is headed down a path to make unilateral reductions in U.S. nuclear weapons.