Jack Reed actually said...

"My sense--and I'll ask you for your sense, General--is that if this treaty is not ratified, the prospects of serious follow-on discussions about nuclear reductions are probably close to zero."

"If we fail to ratify the New START treaty, what will it do to the whole issue of predictability, stability, transparency?"

"It's important to have certainty in this program and it's important that the workforce understand that the Nation really cares about this program."

"So this is not some current trendy, chic thing that the President's talking about."