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I think there is a consensus in the Senate that we need to fix some of these problems we are facing, one of which is the expiration of unemployment insurance for people who are unemployed. There are a lot of tax provisions that are…

I offered an amendment a week ago during the debate on the extenders legislation that is still on the floor of the Senate that would have paid for all the things the Senator from Michigan would like to see paid for, and we have things we…

I do think this presents to us a very clear choice about how to accomplish what this legislation strives to accomplish; that is, as we have all talked about--something I think both sides agree on, Democrats and Republicans--extending…

I think we have a responsibility to be fiscally responsible in Washington, DC. As I said before, we have people all over the country making hard decisions with regard to their personal and family budgets, with regard to their small…

I do not think anybody is denigrating the quality of Federal employees. To the contrary. We are all Federal employees. We all know Federal employees. We are all friends of Federal employees. And we have a lot of Federal employees who do a…

Isn't it time we stopped burdening our children and our grandchildren with massive debt? Our office is being flooded with calls concerning the extension of unemployment benefits. We want to extend the unemployment benefits under this…

If the same number of people want to travel, but there are less options available, all else equal, prices would rise.

There are many of us who are very concerned about the future of the industry, the impacts of this merger...

I have witnessed first-hand the changes that have occurred as a result of the Northwest/Delta merger...

I think this is an important discussion to have not only with respect to the merger in front of us...

I would be very concerned about endangering the triad if the number of strategic delivery vehicles dropped below the 800 number.

Thirty more years is a long time for a bomber that was built 50 years ago.

I believe it is critically important to our security and that of our allies that the United States maintain a deterrent based on a modernized Triad of SLBMs/SSBNs, ICBMs, and bombers.

At relatively low launcher numbers, Russia will take advantage of New START's lack of restrictions on MIRVing and MIRVed payloads.

I believe it is critically important that the United States maintain a modern and effective ICBM force.

Mr. Miller and Dr. Payne, with the New START's limitations going into effect within 7 years, at what point do we need to begin making the changes necessary to comply with this treaty?

I believe that the Russian strategic force under New START will be ICBM-heavy, with many of those ICBMs MIRVed.

Thank you very much for providing your insights and responding to some of the questions that many of us have on this very important subject.