"In fact, to the contrary, they have said flatly they have no interest in doing anything beyond New START."
"I think anybody--a reasonable person would agree that before we agree to negotiate further reductions, the party should be in compliance with existing treaties."
"I would urge the Congress to support the B-61 Life Extension Program."
"There is a widespread recognition that the current system for governance, management, and oversight of the nuclear security enterprise is broken."
"The status quo is not working and must not be continued."
"I thank the gentleman, and I understand his concern, and I hope he is wrong."
"I am not sure Secretary Moniz has that. And my question is if we were--could we go back to Mr. Thornberry's comment about could we legislate."
"conferrees believe changes at the margins are not a solution."
"Is the mission of the nuclear security enterprise likely to succeed in the long-term under the current governance structure?"
"Do you believe the letter and spirit of the NNSA Act has actually been implemented?"
"The Rudman Report explained that this term, 'semi-autonomous,' would mean that the agency would be 'strictly segregated from the rest of the department.'"
"The Rudman Report said that DOE was 'a dysfunctional bureaucracy incapable of reforming itself.'"