Byron Dorgan: “We should not rush into this. No one would ever accuse the Senate of speeding on an issue such as this--718 days. It is…”

“We should not rush into this. No one would ever accuse the Senate of speeding on an issue such as this--718 days. It is very unusual that we have not had an opportunity to act on this treaty after 718 days without even 1 day of hearings. So no one will accuse the Senate of rushing to judgment on this issue. It is an uncertain and difficult world. That is precisely why it is important to address this issue. This country has no moral standing, or very little moral suasion to be going to India and Pakistan and saying to them: Do not detonate additional nuclear weapons. Sign and ratify this treaty. The fact is Russia and China, and others, wait on us.”