I couldn't agree more. That is why one of the New START Implementation Act provisions contained in the House-passed fiscal year 2012 NDAA would ensure that we don't unilaterally reduce.

If these reports are true, Putin's Russia has returned to the worst arms control behavior of the Soviet Union.

But I am thankful that all of my majority colleagues on this subcommittee are standing firm for the need for modernization.

I want to thank each of our witnesses today. As you know, this is part of our overall effort to get a grasp of not only the countries that we are looking at for our deterrence, but also looking at their modernization programs as it affects…

This hearing is very timely because we are currently faced with a highly uncertain future regarding our own nuclear deterrent modernization program.

This was a study done by James Sherk at the Heritage Foundation, looking at hiring patterns...

So it seems to me that the only purpose that a fuel economy standard would serve would be to actually limit what customers are able to buy and what automakers are able to sell and produce.

If the automakers don't provide customer satisfaction, and if the dealers, Mr. Kelly, don't have cars on the lot that people want to buy, they will be penalized in the marketplace more ruthlessly than any government regulator could…

We think the action needs to come from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

I must also make clear that I consider the Chairman's failure to show up today to be an affront to the House Armed Services Committee.

I have never seen an agency, a State agency or a Federal agency, advocate that strongly on behalf of any private sector company, unless somebody's wheel was getting greased.

I must also make clear that I consider the chairman's failure to show up today to be an affront to the House Armed Services Committee.

General Shelton stated that he believed that LightSquared's filter 'solution' could cost billions of dollars over more than a decade.

As a Member of Congress, I can think of no higher responsibility than to make sure U.S. military forces are fully trained and equipped before they are deployed overseas to Afghanistan, Iraq, or any place in harm's way.

This is a troubling statement, as it seems to be suggesting that this case is a routine matter.

Is LightSquared the only current or planned broadband provider where the GPS interference concern is an issue?

The reviews undertaken suggest that there are certain GPS applications that, even with modification or complete redesign, would still not be able to perform their current mission in the presence of such network broadcasting directly…

I trust Chairman Genachowski is doing something very important this morning if he couldn't be here to discuss the significant harm to national security that may result from the FCC's action on January 26th of this year.

We cannot afford to have Federal telecommunications policy, especially where it affects national security, to be made in the same way that the White House has parceled out a half billion dollars in loan guarantees to the failed Solyndra…

My understanding is that Mr. Russo solicited all Federal Government agencies with GPS equities on their concerns with the LightSquared proposal.

Personally, I believe this is an absolute effort by the chairman to avoid the oversight questions by Congress.

LightSquared has offered to pay up to $50 million for retrofitting or reequipping Federal agencies.

We have heard that LightSquared believes the FCC process, including all testing, can be wrapped up by November 30th.

The Armed Services Committee's position, as articulated by the Turner-Sanchez amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 2012, is that the Federal Communications Commission should not grant LightSquared final…

The Administration believes that we must protect existing GPS users from disruption of the services they depend on today and ensure that innovative new GPS applications can be developed in the future.