Mike Levin: “There is a major difference between what happened then and what is being proposed by Senator Kyl now. That side…”

“There is a major difference between what happened then and what is being proposed by Senator Kyl now. That side agreement... would absolutely derail this New START agreement. Second, that was a political agreement, that side agreement that was entered into, which would last as long as the Presidents of both countries were in office but would not necessarily last beyond that because it was not a legally binding agreement in that sense. So there are two major differences between what happened at the time of START I and what is being proposed here by Senator Kyl. I hope we could defeat the Kyl amendment No. 4860.”