On the recordMay 17, 2012
I yield myself the balance of my time. I think there are some legitimate questions about our national security. Certainly, if we saw that level of cut of a trillion dollars--and a number of issues the gentleman raised are worthy of concern. This amendment talks about a very narrow area of interest, and that's our nuclear weapons stockpile, which as I indicated, is more than sufficient. Just one final word on the secret deal. Whatever agreement the President may come up with--and he certainly doesn't have one at the moment--as Mr. Johnson indicated earlier, it requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate. So I think we can all relax about what exists there. {time} 2310 It will be a public debate. Now, as Mr. Forbes acknowledged, he doesn't know if such a thing exists or not. And it's interesting to keep talking about something that we don't know whether or not it exists, but whether it comes up or not, there will be a full debate here. I believe, however, when it comes to our nuclear weapons, that is an area where again, we can save money in order to protect other very necessary parts of our national security. And with that, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offer by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Price). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
