Since defense is a nonpartisan matter, and Senator Nunn, the ranking member of the committee, favors going ahead, and I as chairman favor going ahead, and it is purely nonpartisan--that is the way we handle defense, and that is the way it should be handled--why not take it up and pass it? We can get through with it in an hour.
Discussing the nonpartisan nature of defense matters and urging for prompt action.
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