Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to amendment No. 11 offered by Mr. Garamendi, which would prohibit funding for plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site. Because of the policies of the current administration, this world is more dangerous today than probably any time in recent history. The Savannah River Site, also known as SRS, is a Department of Energy site conducting important work to defend our national security. It employs thousands of constituents in Georgia's 12th District. Currently under construction at the Savannah River Site is the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility. When construction is completed, this facility will produce at least 50 of the 80 new pits per year required by the Department of Defense to sustain the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile. It is called strength through peace or peace through strength. The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.”