Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chair, I agree with my colleagues and share the chairman's concerns about the safety risks with this amendment. I recognize that some of my colleagues believe we don't need the B83 and want to retire it, but regardless of how they feel about it, I hope my colleagues can appreciate that completely cutting off funds for a nuclear system all at once is dangerous. These weapons were built many decades ago, and their components are aging. That is why we are modernizing our deterrent. Yet, we need to do ongoing safety and surveillance monitoring to ensure they remain safe and secure, and that requires ongoing funding. Defunding a nuclear weapon may sound like a good talking point, but it is a reckless policy. Even the Biden administration understands that. They are not proposing to cut off funding, but that is exactly what this amendment would do. Mr. Chair, I urge all my colleagues to vote against this amendment.”