George Voinovich: “You indicated that you have done an analysis of the people that should be governmental and replacing contractors.”

I want to again thank you, Senator Akaka, for being here today.

So often people get lost in the shuffle here, and I have several cases here, I mean, unbelievable situations where people have been out there delayed.

I think it is an area ripe for some oversight hearings and legislation.

I believe many of these experts remain concerned, as do I, that a failure to ratify the treaty would be exploited by those factions in Russia who wish to revert back to our Cold War posture. Such a failure could easily be used by those…