Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, in the weeks ahead, we will be dealing with the budget resolution and we will be dealing with defense authorization and appropriations. Already we have seen the administration unveil a budget that is not only unrealistic, but actually could be dangerous. It keeps spending for all the nuclear modernization on track over $3 billion, and it includes funding for a long-range, standoff replacement cruise missile, $2.2 billion in the future year defense program, ultimately costing $20- to $30 billion, if not more, this to replace a cruise missile that the father of this device, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, feels is no longer relevant and has argued against. There are billions of dollars for the controversial modernization of each leg of the nuclear triad--the land-based missiles, submarine-based missiles, and the bombers--which have not been used in 65 years, have been unable to help us with the military challenges that we face now in the Middle East and are going to consume huge sums of money in this hopelessly redundant program. It is dangerous because of the cuts in the nuclear nonproliferation program of over $100 million. I mean, these are real threats to our security. We are battling ISIS now. They have already obtained some low-grade nuclear material in a facility near Mosul. We have had a few nuclear weapons gone missing and other nuclear materials unaccounted for or stolen.…”