Political Quotes

“on behalf of Senator Bunning, I offer an amendment that expresses the sense of the Senate about upgrading the chemical agent sensors at the chemical stockpile disposal sites in the United States. SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AT CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings: (1) Millions of assembled chemical weapons are stockpiled at chemical agent disposal facilities and depot sites across the United States. (2) Some of these weapons are filled with nerve agents, such as GB and VX and blister agents such as HD (mustard agent). (3) Hundreds of thousands of United States citizens live in the vicinity of these chemical weapons stockpile sites and depots. (4) The airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at these sites are inefficient or outdated compared to newer and advanced technologies on the market.”