Nov 14, 2023
The first thing we've got to do is have a conventional capability which is so dominant that no party would ever consider a nuclear attack against the United States.
Jon Kyl
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Jon Kyl is a former United States Senator from Arizona, serving from 1995 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Kyl was known for his work on issues such as tax policy, national security, and judicial appointments. During his tenure, he played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including the confirmation of Supreme Court justices and tax reform initiatives. Kyl also served as the Senate Minority Whip from 2007 to 2013, showcasing his leadership within the party.
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November 14, 2023
It's enough that it's opportunistic. In other words, we're in a conflict with one, and the other sees that this is an opportunity.
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by number of sources- on behalf of Senator McCain and myself, I am pleased to introduce the Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012. This is S. 2109. It is propitious as the State of Arizona today celebrates its centennial--its 100th birthday--that we also have the opportunity to resolve significant water rights issues for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and water users throughout the Southwest. Indeed, the legal arguments for the claims being settled predate Arizona's induction into the Union. It is also worth noting that for more than two decades--more than 20 percent of Arizona's statehood time--hundreds of individuals in Arizona and here in Washington have worked hard to settle all these claims. The protracted, and at times contentious, negotiations are a reflection of water's fundamental importance as well as the care and attention communities in the Southwest have given to managing this very limited resource. For many on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations, however, management of the resource is nothing more than a mirage. It shocks the conscience in this day and age that many on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations only have access to the amount of water they can haul--in some instances literally by horse and wagon--to the remote reaches of the reservations.…9 sources2012govinfo.gov
- I want to speak for a few minutes today about the effort that we are undergoing right now with the Vice President and our colleagues in the House of Representatives to find a way to constrain spending, reduce our deficits and debt sufficient to warrant an increase in the debt ceiling, as the President has asked us in the Congress to do. We are told by the Secretary of the Treasury that by around the first part of August the United States will run up to the debt ceiling and, therefore, Congress needs to pass legislation to extend that authority. Essentially, this is because financial commitments the United States has already made can only be paid if we borrow money to pay those financial commitments. Therefore, the debt ceiling would need to be increased. Members of both bodies on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that one of the primary things we need to do at the same time we raise the debt ceiling--if that is to be accomplished--is to ensure that we don't have to keep doing that in the future; that is to say, that we don't keep piling on more debt by increasing spending in the future so that certain things will be necessary at that time: constraints on future spending; limitations on the ability of Congress and the President to pass additional appropriations for spending; for example, setting limits on our budget for the next at least couple of years so we know exactly how much Congress would be authorized to spend.…2 sources2011govinfo.gov
- I rise today to say a few words about aspects of the present bill that differ from the bill that passed the Senate in March. I commented at length on the Senate bill when that bill was before this body. Since the present bill and the Senate bill are largely identical, I will not repeat what I said previously, but will simply refer to my previous remarks, at 157 Cong. Rec. 1368-80, daily ed. March 8, 2011, which obviously apply to the present bill as well. As I mentioned earlier, Mr. Smith negotiated his bill with Senators Leahy, Grassley, and me as he moved the bill through the House of Representatives. The final House bill thus represents a compromise, one which the Senate supporters of patent reform have agreed to support in the Senate. The provisions that Mr. Smith has added to the bill are ones that we have all had an opportunity to consider and discuss, and which I fully support. Section 19(d) of the present bill adds a new section 299 to title 35. This new section bars joinder of accused infringers as codefendants, or consolidation of their cases for trial, if the only common fact and transaction among the defendants is that they are alleged to have infringed the same patent. This provision effectively codifies current law as it has been applied everywhere outside of the Eastern District of Texas. See Rudd v. Lux Products Corp., 2011 WL 148052. (N.D. Ill. January 12, 2011), and the committee report for this bill at pages 54 through 55. H.R.…2 sources2011govinfo.gov
- to ensure that crime victims are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect, I rise to introduce, along with Senator Feinstein, a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to establish and protect the rights of victims of violent crime. I would like to update the members on the latest form of the Crime Victims Rights Amendment and outline our plans for the 106th Congress. This joint resolution is the product of extended discussions with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde, Senators Hatch and Biden, the Department of Justice, the White House, law enforcement officials, major victims' rights groups, and such diverse scholars as Professors Larry Tribe and Paul Cassell. As a result of these discussions, the core values in the original amendment remain unchanged, but the language has been refined to better protect the interest of all parties. Before I discuss the amendment in detail, I would like to thank Senator Feinstein for her efforts to advance the cause of crime victims' rights and for her very valuable work on the language of the amendment. She has been a tireless and invaluable advocate for the amendment.2 sources1999govinfo.gov
- I rise to introduce the Crime Prevention Act of 1997. One of the most important responsibilities for the 105th Congress is to pass a tough comprehensive crime measure that will restore law and order to America's streets. Reported crime may have decreased slightly over the past few years, but the streets are still too dangerous. Too many Americans are afraid to go out for fear of being robbed, assaulted, or murdered. In fact, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics report "Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying Crime Victims," approximately 2 million people are injured a year as a result of violent crime. Of those who are injured, more than half require some level of medical treatment and nearly a quarter receive treatment in a hospital emergency room or require hospitalization.2 sources1997govinfo.gov
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Nov 14, 2023
We conclude that the strategic deterrent is not just a nuclear deterrent, it is a combination of conventional and nuclear.
Nov 14, 2023
The best way to deter a nuclear conflict is to deter a conventional conflict with the nuclear powers.
Nov 14, 2023
we have to make decisions now to make sure that we have the capacity to build whatever we're going to need to build.
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Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, we took into account the fact that our military leaders have said routinely that this strategic deterrent is the number one priority for them.
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the possibility of an attack coming from one of these hypersonic weapons would be a preemptive, or out of the blue kind of attack, it could be decapitating.
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One of the things that we noticed in this endeavor is there is a great attitude among the military, among the Defense Department generally in being able to succeed at a mission.
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What it shows first of all, that it's kind of the microcosm for the macrocosm.
Nov 14, 2023
The threat briefings that we received leave no question that both China and Russia, but particularly China see space as a war fighting domain.
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we're obviously not starting anything, we're playing catch up, and it's going to be a pretty tough job to catch up
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Our responsibility is to be straightforward with you all. You're the ones that appointed us, you're the ones that we answer to.
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Yes, Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the whole point is if the adversary believes that our system no longer functions, then they don't need to try to wipe it out at the beginning of a conflict.
Nov 14, 2023
There is no question that in the next conflict, if there be one, space will be a critical aspect of that conflict.
Nov 14, 2023
the United States allowed our nuclear enterprise to atrophy, both the weapons and the delivery systems
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One of our recommendations concerns ways that we could potentially mitigate the risk of a deterrence gap.
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Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the fact is that our current system has deteriorated and aged to the point that we wouldn't be confident in the deterrent value of it on out into the future.
Nov 14, 2023
we would not be recommending that the United States start a new arms race, that is not something this commission would do
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