"If we do not take the threat of climate change seriously, our children and grandchildren will never forgive us for failing to meet the moral demand of our time."
"Even as a very young child, I clearly remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, as do many of my colleagues."
"Many of us, including the then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, believed we were on the brink of a nuclear war."
"While none of these agreements were perfect, and both sides have continued to develop new and more powerful weapons, our arms control regimes have kept us on the brink of mutually assured destruction."
"If we are to arrest the decline in American global leadership, this Congress must reassert itself."
"There was great concern about the way that the U.S. approached the INF Treaty and backing away from it."
"Today's hearing is one of the more important hearings that we can have, and it is important to have it at this juncture."
"This is, indeed, an issue that is an existential threat, much as it was years ago."
"The modernization effort that has been mentioned is one that will be expensive."
"Extending New START is important."
"If we are to achieve successful global nuclear arms control, we must find a way to complete a broader, multilateral nuclear arms control agreement that includes Russia and China."
"Any hope of extending New START lies solely on the shoulders of President Trump's administration because Russia's Ambassador to the United States has already stated that they will not negotiate in the..."