Political Quotes

“in 1992, I joined other Senators in authoring an amendment that requires the administration to seek to achieve a comprehensive test ban [CTB] treaty by September 1996. This amendment, adopted by the Senate and enacted into law, was a clear declaration that the American people desire an end to the threat of nuclear war. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Clinton administration on its efforts to achieve the goal set forth in our amendment. Since coming into office, President Clinton has twice extended the nuclear testing moratorium established by the legislation, and rightly condemned a test conducted by China last October. The President and his administration are now taking steps to ensure that progress can be made this year on the CTB treaty. The President's message to this year's opening session of the Conference on Disarmament was a clear statement of U.S. commitment to swift negotiation of the treaty. John Holum, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, has translated this commitment into actions intended to promote the achievement of the treaty without delay. Mr. President, progress on the CTB treaty is critical both in its own right and in order to enhance the prospects for an indefinite extension of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1995. I commend President Clinton and Director Holum for their efforts to date to obtain swift completion of the CTB treaty, and urge them to continue in this leadership role.”