I want to emphasize that this legislation really only represents the first step in a longer reform process, but we believe it sends an important bipartisan signal that foreign aid reform will be a priority for the committee in the years ahead.
Lugar highlights the importance of the legislation as a starting point for future reforms.
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Congress has the ability to press the administration on its strategy to prevent a new Euro-missile race and increased instability in the absence of the INF Treaty.
There is precedent for using patient diplomacy to resolve treaty violations.
Several members of Congress have already proposed legislation along these lines.
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