Political Quotes

“In fact, I would say to the gentleman that not only is that the case and that that has been our mission, I can provide for the record to any Member who would so choose, statements from former Secretary of Defense Perry, current Secretary of Defense Cohen, current Ambassador for the U.S. in Moscow, Jim Collins, and a whole host of other people who have issued praise for the work that we have undertaken in building long-term, more stable relationships because of our efforts. In fact, when the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) and I met with Strobe Talbott, he spent 10 minutes of that discussion praising us for the work that we have been doing, telling us how important that work is for his job at the State Department in negotiating with Russia, telling us how important it is for the President to have a supporting congressional group. In fact, during the Gore-Chernomyridin Commission of 5 years ago, when we established this, it was Vice President Gore and Victor Chernomyrdin who had us stand alongside them, and said we are proud to see the formation of a formal working relationship because it is so critically important for solving the long-term problems we face.”