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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
I want to boil this down into four questions that I have focused on as I have looked at this issue, looked at the treaty, looked at its ramifications. I want to start out by mentioning what I think the four maybe critical questions are that we should be asking ourselves. The first question is, does this treaty make us safer? I believe it does. I think absolutely it makes us safer. The second question is, can we afford not to ratify this treaty? I believe the answer is no; we cannot afford not to ratify this treaty.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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govinfo.gov
Dec 21, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of the New START treaty and its implications for national security.

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