Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as I did yesterday on the floor, I wish to say I cannot thank, and I hope the Senate will feel the same way--I think our country will when they understand what Senator Kyl has done-- I cannot thank him enough for his thoughtful, dogged, persistent efforts as it relates to modernizing our nuclear arsenal. As a matter of fact, the Presiding Officer and I accompanied Senator Kyl on a bipartisan trip to Sandia and Los Alamos to look at some of the many needs we have throughout our complex in our country, which resides at seven facilities across the country. It is that foresight that Senator Kyl has displayed, beginning years ago but especially focused over this last year, that I think has led to incredible results. While the Senator and I are obviously going to end up in different places, it appears, on this treaty--and there is no question the treaty and modernization are two very different things--there is no question in my mind that we would not have the modernization commitments we have in hand today if it were not for the treaty. So, for me, it is this whole body of work that works together, and in my opinion makes this decision one that is very easy to make because of the entire body of work. I wish to say that Senator Kyl, through his efforts, has caused there to be two updates to what is called the Defense authorization 1251. That is something that is required by our Defense authorization bill. It focuses on expenditures to our nuclear arsenal.…”