Ben Nelson: “Do you believe the Iraqis have accepted this plan as their own and not simply an American plan?”

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

In the 2011 DOE financial report, it lists the cleanup liability for former Cold War production sites at some $250 billion over the next 75 years.

These programs are central to our national security. They deserve full, bipartisan support.

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