On the recordJuly 13, 2023
I also rise in opposition to the amendment. Chair Rogers is exactly right. I want to emphasize one of the points that he made. The language in the bill that this amendment is proposing to strike is effectively the same language Congress agreed to last year. As the chair said, this is a commonsense provision that extends a restriction Congress passed on a bipartisan basis last year. The administration wants to retire a nuclear weapon, and we are saying to tell us how they are going to replace the capability before they retire it. That is a responsible policy, and I strongly oppose the amendment striking this provision.
