Jim DeMint

The disagreement here really compels me to ask for the negotiating record so that I can understand more clearly what has been discussed.

The START Treaty is a continuation of the mutually assured destruction pact with Russia.

The idea that we are agreeing to a treaty that binds us to not defend ourselves against nuclear missiles takes us back 30 years to a mutually assured destruction strategy.

It's clear that, at any point that our missile defense threatens their ability to deliver offensive weapons, that they feel completely free to walk away from this treaty.

The signal to the rest of the world, our credibility, the appearances of what it shows, as far as our good faith, is important.

JIM DeMINT, South Carolina

It's been very difficult for the attorneys general to get any verification of the claims that are made.

America has got to be more forceful to work out a lot of these things that we're talking about today.

I hope that both countries will recommit to resolving the issue without further delay.

Unless the United States leads and takes a more aggressive leadership role, particularly in the Balkans, that NATO will not succeed long term.

The fighting has ended and the democracies that now fill the region are seeking to strengthen ties.

I am not so sure involving the Federal government more deeply in yet another industry is such a good idea at this time.

I would encourage you, just that--the power of finding out the extent of the problem.

I'm just curious why there hasn't been more pursuit to find out, industrywide, the degree of this problem.

It seems like we're flying in the dark here, really.

We know what happened in this particular situation, a year ago. The rules weren't followed, so making new rules is not necessarily going to help the situation.

It does seem that the underlying debate is more about are we going to have a free market economy or more of a centrally planned, government-directed economy.

I appreciate your professionalism in representing our country all over the world.

I want to thank you for your leadership in Honduras.

So, we're at the early adopter stage, really, in using a technology to reduce an energy footprint.

Consumers, at the end of the day--if there's a financial incentive----customers are very interested.

I'm just curious about the consumer demand at this point.

We need to ensure that our communications infrastructure is robust and ready for the future.

I would rather have 30 Republicans in the Senate who believe in the principles of freedom than 60 who don't believe in anything.

I'd rather have 30 Republicans in the Senate who believe in the principles of freedom than 60 who don't believe in anything.