George Voinovich: “So you would not say that on the national level you have a real problem right now; things seem to be in balance?”

I rise today to discuss the challenges America faces in our relationship with Russia and their implications on the Senate's consideration of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START. A number of my colleagues on both sides…

This is an issue that Senator Akaka and I have been working on a long time.

the current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

It is an American tragedy, in my view. And I am sure it is not consistent with the intent of Congress.