Everyone knows that Mr. Putin doesn't conduct his business in public, and why give him an advantage by displaying our deliberations.

I think we would all like to welcome our colleagues from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

It is very important that really the meat of this hearing be held in the classified session that will be upcoming.

The Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty is of primary benefit to our allies, for example, in NATO and in Asia.

Sixty. Like six-zero?

There have been various people for a long time trying to do the right thing for the American taxpayer.

Although this has been a technical and calm hearing so far, I think a couple of bits of testimony are truly startling.

The real question of this hearing is, if we are forced, due to the fact that we are in love with the older, worse, more expensive technology--force American taxpayers to double or triple their commitment to South Carolina and the other…

But, Congress being Congress, there is a lot of inertia, and there are some folks who may prefer what is now the worst and more expensive and slower option.

this hearing should be good news for America and good news for South Carolina.

But $300 million or $400 million a year is enough, on top of the $12 billion that various government agencies--DOE, DOD [Department of Defense]--are already spending in direct support to South Carolina.