Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would send to the desk the amendment, as modified, and as I understand it, this has been accepted by both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the modification? Hearing no objection, the amendment is modified. The amendment, as further modified, is as follows: At the end of subsection (a) of the Resolution of Ratification, add the following: (11) Effectiveness and viability of new start treaty and united states missile defenses.--Prior to the entry into force of the New START Treaty, the President shall certify to the Senate, and at the time of the exchange of instruments of ratification shall communicate to the Russian Federation, that it is the policy of the United States to continue development and deployment of United States missile defense systems to defend against missile threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran, including qualitative and quantitative improvements to such systems. Such systems include all phases of the Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defenses in Europe, the modernization of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System, and the continued development of the Two-stage Ground-based Interceptor as a technological and strategic hedge. The United States believes that these systems do not and will not threaten the strategic balance with the Russian Federation.…”