Political Quotes

“Whether coming at the amendment from a budget-cutting perspective or coming at it from an anti-nuclear or non-proliferation perspective, it does not serve our country well today to retreat from our national preparedness, including the ultimate deterrent of a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile. We built it up for a purpose, and we must maintain it for a purpose. The entire free world is depending on us. And, frankly, in closing, I want to say we now have better management for our weapons stockpile than we had 5 years ago. There is no question that NNSA was a good move. It was done by a bipartisan team led by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) and the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher), and I applaud their work. Because today, under General Gordon's leadership, the NNSA is responsibly reforming our nuclear weapons programs so that we are prepared for the future. For too long our weapons activities have been put on the back burner.”