Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Visclosky for his leadership on the Defense appropriations bill, as well as Mr. McGovern, our Rules Committee chair, for making this amendment in order. My amendment deals with one particular piece of the administration's escalation of our nuclear warfighting capability, and that is the long- range standoff weapon, or LRSO. This new nuclear-armed cruise missile does not add to our country's already strong strategic deterrent. Instead, it performs a redundant purpose that can already be accomplished with the standoff capability of other weapons systems. The CBO estimates that, over 10 years, canceling the production of this weapon would save us about $13 billion. That is $13 billion that could go into education or infrastructure or healthcare or housing or even investments in foreign assistance and diplomacy that would actually keep us safer. I am deeply concerned, Madam Chair, that continuing to pour more and more money into building up our nuclear arsenal puts us down a dangerous course. Just this past weekend, we found ourselves in yet another escalation of tensions with Iran, with the Secretary of State saying that the administration is ``considering a full range of options,'' including military options in response to the attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. And just last night, President Trump announced that he is sending another 1,000 American troops to the Middle East.…”