Peter Visclosky: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment. The chairman…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment. The chairman mentioned that the reduction that is called for in this amendment would certainly impact the cruise missile program; however, I would point out that there is funding in the legislation, and we are developing a B-21, a new penetrating bomber. Also, moneys are being set aside by the United States Congress to extend the life of the B-61 nuclear weapon. Congress will likely continue to provide robust funding for both of these very costly systems. I do not think we need a third redundancy, and we ought to pull back and support the gentleman's amendment.”