I want to turn to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Stealth technology has advanced considerably over the last 30 years. Are our adversaries' radars advancing as well to counteract our advances in stealth technology?

I think the way to go is rotational for the brigade combat team, but I am willing to take a good look at it.

I would like to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Blumenthal on the helicopter program.

My first priority is delivering functional systems to our warfighters on the front lines.

I would urge all the Democrats and all the Republicans on this committee to work together to do so in the Senate itself.

China is not a signatory to the treaty.

I think there is goodness in the INF Treaty. Anything you can do to limit nuclear weapons at large is a general good probably.

If the program is not working, it does not seem... that we should be accelerating more money into that program.

Is it fair to say the INF Treaty is a treaty that is more beneficial to the United States than it is to Russia?

the Obama administration in 2009 reset relations with Russia 6 months after it invaded Georgia.

I want to encourage you to continue to try to address them and resolve them at the speed that our warfighters need.

the Budget Control Act must be repealed.

I think it is key to ensure that Pakistan and Afghanistan have a very good relationship.

A decade from now, ALCMs will not be able to penetrate Russian air defenses, and, therefore, there is an urgency to their replacement.

Speaking of countries without vital strategic interest in Latin America, let us turn to Iran.

If Vladimir Putin wanted, he could hold United States troops in Europe at risk with nuclear-armed cruise missiles.

I join the chorus of people, particularly those with strong opinions on this side of the dais, as we celebrate the appointment of Dr. Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services.