Political Quotes

“I fear this debate is going to come down to a difference of opinion on tax. My staff and I have looked at this very, very carefully. This does not restrict us from what we are currently doing, and it is the position of this sponsor and myself that we need to make sure our stockpile is safe and usable, and we have an adequate deterrent. We do not need to do live nuclear testing. Mr. Speaker, the reason we are concerned about this is because the Senate has actually put $10 million into their version of this defense bill to do precisely that. So, there are some who apparently think this would be a good idea. We want to make it clear: We don't think it is a good idea to do live nuclear testing. Keep doing what you are doing. That is fine. Collect your stockpile. We don't need to be setting off nuclear weapons again. In this regard, what Russia and China are doing is beside the point. It is not in our best interest to do this. If they think it is in their best interests to do live testing, I would disagree with that. This doesn't help protect us. It endangers people unnecessarily. I know we are going to get into a debate over the actual language here, but be clear on what this amendment does. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. McADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 20 seconds.”