Political Quotes

“Again, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your understanding of the importance of this debate. I ran a simple calculation. If we are going to consider this an important jobs bill, that is $233,000 per job that we are about to spend. That is a hefty, hefty price for a jobs bill. Saying we have completed 60 percent of it at $4 billion, but we are not sure of its viability in the future is like saying we don't know where we are going, but any road will do. I am worried about that. Maybe it becomes viable, maybe it still maintains a status in terms of our nuclear proliferation regime, but maybe not. We have got to get to this answer because we don't want to waste any more money, or we need to invest properly, moving forward, in the future. That will be something that will actually help us reduce the probability of fissile materials spreading internationally.”