today I come to the floor to express concerns about the Menendez/Burr amendment, to include the NAT GAS Act in the transportation bill. This legislation would provide tax credits to promote natural gas vehicles and refueling infrastructure…

The reality is that nuclear weapons are proliferating in the world, not going away.

we have been told that the deterrence relationship between the United States and Russia is stable.

When the New START treaty was ratified in the Senate, there were certain representations made by the administration.

The United States is not seeking Russia's blessing on the implementation of the EPAA.

Do you believe that at lower numbers, the implications of cheating become more important?

I'd like to ask whether DOD would be willing to help our committee identify efficiencies within the National Laboratories or NNSA that would free up funding for the important weapons LEPs or perhaps even to fund the construction of CMRR on…

Would a shift in U.S. nuclear doctrine away from counterforce and flexibility toward minimum deterrence weaken the credibility of U.S. nuclear use on behalf of allies?

First of all, do you believe that there are efficiencies that could be identified within the National Laboratories and NNSA?

Implementation of the Stockpile Stewardship Program and the nuclear infrastructure investments recommended in the NPR will allow the United States to shift away from retaining large numbers of nondeployed warheads.

I can already say with confidence that we have more nuclear weapons than we need.

This is not a genie that we can put back in the bottle by unilaterally disarming and dismantling our nuclear weapons.