Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from California, our chairman, Mr. McKeon, for his leadership on this bill as it's moving through the House, and Ranking Member Smith. I would also like to thank all of my colleagues on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and in particular my ranking member, Loretta Sanchez, and the staff for their work on this year's Strategic Forces mark. And particularly I would like to thank our director, Kari Bingen. This bill builds off a strong bipartisan and bicameral consensus and fully funds the NNSA, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and supports continued modernization of our nuclear forces and infrastructure. It also supports robust oversight of the administration's implementation of the New START Treaty and establishes prudent measures to slow down the rush towards nuclear disarmament. The bill responds to the effects of prior cuts by this administration to missile defense, providing an increase of $110 million above the President's request. It adds these funds to fix the system that protects the United States homeland from long-range ballistic missile threats. It also provides an increase in funds to support the implementation of the administration's Phased Adaptive Approach and important cooperative efforts with Japan and Israel, while recommending reductions in future capabilities that are less viable. Equally important, this bill advocates on behalf of servicemembers and their families.…”