Political Quotes

“This is most assuredly not a disarmament. We are scheduled to spend a trillion dollars on this kind of program. It is hardly a disarmament. We are talking about $17.9 million; yet, this nuclear security program is a trillion over the next 25 years. It is hardly a disarmament. The reality is that this money is not needed now. This money is going to be reprogrammed by the Air Force to be spent next year--without our authority, but I suppose with summary programing authority--when we know that the Air Force has C-17s, C-130s, and other large aircraft that can be shot out of the sky now, not in 2028 and beyond, but now. Are we unwilling to protect our airmen and -women that are on these airplanes? This is not disarmament. This is about protecting the men and women that are flying dangerous missions into Afghanistan, into Iraq, into other places where the terrorists do have MPADS and can shoot them out of the sky. Don't give me that business that this has something to do with disarmament. This has to do with protecting the men and women that are flying our large aircraft and giving them the protection that they need. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”