James M. Talent: “That is the gravamen of the charges against President Clinton.”

I think if we don't do that, then the other things that you are working on legislatively--as important as they are, are likely to fail in execution.

But it is really important because the impact of the next 8 to 10 years, particularly in that theater, if they are able--I don't have to tell you all--to operationalize hypersonics, we have trouble because our missile defenses go out the…

they have a more accurate strategic view of the world than we do.

I will devote my time to a substantive and very important subject-- the appropriate level of funding for America's military. It is an issue that I have worked on and fought for since I went to the House of Representatives in 1993. I am…