Using nuclear weapons, even 'small' ones, would cross a line that has remained sacrosanct for almost 60 years.

I believe that such an approach is not in our nation's interest, nor is it consistent with our standards and values.

I very much appreciate what you are trying to do to correct the long-standing, I think, failed policy of fire suppression.

I recognize that $300 million is probably out of the can. As has been said by others here, it is a really serious problem.

Moreover, there is no real evidence that the United States needs to use nuclear weapons in the scenarios outlined in the Nuclear Posture Review or NSPD 17.

I am very concerned about the Class 3 areas in the Sierra Nevada, which are about a third of the Class 3 areas in those strategic areas of Class 3.

I believe that we should adopt a balanced, common-sense approach to this issue: ban human cloning--that is, creating a whole-body, carbon copy of a human being--but permit valuable stem cell research to continue, with strong and strict…

Our bill bans human reproductive cloning.

Under our bill, anyone who even attempts to clone a human being will face a 10-year prison term and a minimum $1 million fine.

Do you support the holding of Roe that women have a constitutionally recognized and protected right to choose?

I think it is very important, because I think we have a reasonable certainty that this bill is going to pass.