Political Quotes

“I thank the Member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment. This amendment would require American taxpayers to provide money to an organization for a treaty the United States is not even a party to. This is completely unnecessary. It has been the bipartisan policy of the United States since the nineties to not conduct a nuclear weapons test. If brought into force, the CTBT would codify this norm already adhered to by the United States. However, the treaty was already rejected by the U.S. Senate as its adoption would undermine the future strength of our deterrent, would not halt proliferation, is not verifiable, and doesn't even define the term ``nuclear explosion.'' So the Senate on a bipartisan basis has already rejected this treaty. This amendment does not make the world safer. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment to prevent sending millions of American taxpayer dollars to an international organization that has the purpose of bringing into force a treaty that has already been rejected by the United States Senate.”