Dick Lugar: “Thank you, Madam Chairman.”

jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.

In the likely event the INF Treaty collapses in August, the only remaining bilateral U.S.-Russia arms control agreement would be New START, which expires in 2021 but can be extended by up to five years through agreement by both parties.

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

I join the chairman in thanking John McCain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, and his mention of those on our side of the aisle who have historically fought for the disabled. That is a very important fact today, and his…