“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMarch 17, 1994
I have long been a strong advocate of nonproliferation policy. In 1985, Congress enacted the Pressler amendment that prohibits aid to Pakistan unless the President can make a yearly certification that the country does not possess a nuclear explosive device. As many of my colleagues know, the sanctions in that law took effect when the President was unable to make the certification in 1990. Recently, the Pressler amendment has been challenged both by the administration and some in Congress. This is both unfortunate and difficult to understand. The Pressler amendment is the only effective nonproliferation law we currently have on the books. Proliferation of nuclear weapons is the single greatest security threat facing the United States today.
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Larry Pressler
South Dakota
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Discussing the importance of the Pressler amendment and nonproliferation policy.

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