Dick Lugar: “Unfortunately, my answer to both questions is no.”

I would like to recognize Senator Vitter on our side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

I am very grateful to have had this opportunity to serve with each one of you.

I believe that the verification provisions of New START are important, to begin with, leaving aside anything else.

I rise today to address my colleagues on a number of issues important to the future of the United States and to offer some perspective on Senate service. In a few weeks, I will leave the Senate for new pursuits that will allow me to devote…