Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues in speaking in favor of passage of the conference report on the FY12 NDAA. As chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I would like to walk through some of the key provisions of the conference report. This conference report imposes checks on the administration's plans for nuclear reductions by requiring assessments of those reductions from the STRATCOM commander before any nuclear weapons reductions are made. It also requires the administration to disclose its plans for future reductions and reasserts congressional oversight of the Nation's nuclear war plan. Concerning the proposed LightSquared network, we have retained House and Senate provisions that will ensure that the FCC will not be able to give final approval to that network unless it resolves concerns about impacts to our national security. Recent press reports indicate that, per new test results, LightSquared's proposed network continues to create unacceptable interference to DOD GPS systems. I would also like to thank Chairman Hal Rogers and Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen for their support of the NNSA vital nuclear weapons programs. And I would also like to discuss an issue that is important to our men and women in uniform, impacts our Air Force's readiness, and forces servicemembers to choose between their service to their Nation and their families. This is the issue of military child custody.…”