Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I share the gentleman's strong passion for making sure that America has the very best deterrent on the face of the Earth in view of what we are facing not only in the Middle East, but obviously, as you stated, in Ukraine and with what is happening on the high seas around the globe. We are so proud of our nuclear Navy. I rise in reluctant opposition to this amendment because of my dear friendship with Congressman Garamendi, and I respect his efforts to try to have a responsible nuclear deterrent and weapons program. I understand that. This amendment itself would prohibit funding, as has been stated, for the plutonium pit production at the Savannah River processing facility. We all know that plutonium modernization is a key aspect to meeting our nuclear weapons stockpile requirements and maintaining the Nation's nuclear deterrent. On both sides of the aisle of our subcommittee, we have had complete support, really, in ensuring that our country maintains a safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent while also addressing the threat of nuclear nonproliferation and terrorism. However, on our side of the aisle, at least, we continue to be troubled by the unsustainable spending in the Department of Energy's weapons program. I have to say that the concerns about the budget deficit and so forth attend to every agency, including this one.…”