Dick Lugar: “Your bill provides more funds in one bill than the United States has spent in that area since 9/11.”

That is a very dangerous attitude to take.

Yes, I believe New START meets this threshold with one exception.

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.

Congress could condition funding to develop new missiles on receipt from the administration of a comprehensive military, economic, and diplomatic strategy to bring Russia back into compliance with the treaty.