Bob Kerrey: “with great respect to the Senator from Virginia, both the underlying law and his amendment push the President in the…”

“with great respect to the Senator from Virginia, both the underlying law and his amendment push the President in the wrong direction. Both Russia and the United States have more nuclear weapons than we need. This has been studied to death. There are plenty of studies, plenty of reviews, plenty of evaluation. Gov. George W. Bush, with Henry Kissinger, with George Shultz, with Brent Scowcroft, and with Colin Powell, has it right. It requires new thinking. We will not only be pushing President Clinton in the wrong direction, but if Governor Bush wins, we push him in the wrong direction. We are forcing the Russians to maintain nuclear weapons in excess of what they can control. As a consequence, we are increasing the risk, threat, and danger to the people of the United States of America. I urge my colleagues, in as strong a language as possible, to vote against the Warner amendment.”