Ben Nelson: “So is it fair to say that we are buying to test rather than buying to stockpile weapons?”

The President's fiscal year 2013 budget ensures that this will remain a leading national security priority.

I think we all agree on the necessity of implementing Dodd-Frank, and as you have said, in a sound and reasonable time frame and in a sound and reasonable way to deal with reckless speculation.

We cannot just be catching up or trying to stay at par with the rest of the world or otherwise our defenses are down.

So it is at least somewhat successful in breaking down the stovepipe approach to get cross-fertilization and cross-cooperation within the interagency system?