I think, as you were saying, we have to thread the needle here. We have under-capacity that presents one set of threats; over-capacity presents another set of threats.

The fundamental underlying cause of this erosion has been a lack of attention to nuclear-weapon issues by senior leadership.

There is, of course, no limit to what you could do. There's always a limit to resources.

the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to missile defense is designed to provide increasing levels of missile defense capability for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Europe against Iran's growing regional ballistic…

I hope this subcommittee can continue to consider it, study it, and discuss it.

I voted no. But, they were certainly at the heart of the reason many folks voted yes.

The Murray-Ryan budget possibilities and opportunities are there as long as we do not fall back into sequestration.

I would like to acknowledge the important role that WIPP played in the cleanup of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Facility.

Would it be good to be able to do three or four or more tests per year for the ground-based missile defense system? Yes, it would.

I think the Senator points out the importance of this committee's role as an authorizing body and also an oversight body.

Full funding in fiscal year 2015 would send a strong signal about the commitment to the critical work Naval Reactors is planning to perform.

I think we have a good path that we are on for modernization, and while we have had a few slips because of budget concerns, we are on the path.

Given the importance of your mission, we look with anticipation to what those studies and recommendations will be.

If you're a scientist, you cannot stop such a thing. If you're a scientist, you believe that it is good to find out how the world works, that it is good to find out what the realities are, that it is good to turn over to mankind at large…

I think this site is estimated to cost as much as $10 billion, with an estimated $30 billion lifecycle cost.

If I might, let me stay on Hanford.

I remain concerned about NSA surveillance activities and the constitutional ramifications when it comes to our liberties.

We're out of money. It's time to start thinking.

I believe this strongly--that secret laws undermine trust in authority, and then that erodes and damages our capacity to fight terrorism.

Come hell or high water, Coloradans are ready.

I'm a co-sponsor of the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013 with Senators Wyden and Crapo.

I want to work further with you on that.

We've got to turn it around. We truly have to turn this around.

due to an unanticipated family emergency, I was unable to cast a vote on February 3, 2014, relative to rollcall vote No. 20 to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk…

The Critical Minerals Policy Act, submitted by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R- AK), Ron Wyden (D- Ore), Mark Udall (D- Col.), Dean Heller (R- Nev.) and 13 others, if fully enacted, will prevent supply shortages of critical materials and reduce…