Political Quotes

“I pride myself on being among those who are strong supporters of the concept of a limited missile defense. I have been on this floor much of the 23 years I have been privileged to be in this body arguing for the need for this country to provide for its defense against that threat. I listened to the very careful recitation of all the options in the outyears. I think some of those options require significant modification of the ABM Treaty. Do I glean from that the Senator could be in favor of modifications to the ABM Treaty, or maybe the abrogation of the treaty if we are unsuccessful in modifications?”