Political Quotes

“I strongly oppose this amendment. This amendment is not about stewardship of taxpayers' dollars, good government, or setting priorities. Instead, this amendment is part of a broader, antinuclear agenda that we see year in and year out. Let's be clear about what this amendment does. It cuts $145 million in desperately needed funding for recapitalizing nuclear weapons production buildings dating back to the 1940s and the 1950s. Here is a quote from General Klotz, President Obama's NNSA Administrator, before my subcommittee a few years ago: Our infrastructure is extensive, complex, and, in many critical areas, several decades old. More than half of the NNSA's approximately 6,000 real property assets are over 40 years old, and nearly 30 percent date back to the Manhattan Project era. Many of the enterprise's critical utility, safety, and support systems are failing at an increasing and unpredictable rate, which poses both programmatic and safety risk. That was in 2016. Folks, let me assure you, this problem has not gotten any better since then. I know that it has only gotten worse because I have visited all NNSA sites and have seen these deplorable conditions firsthand. We are asking the Nation's highly skilled scientists, engineers, and technicians to design and build our nuclear weapons in buildings that are literally falling down around them.…”