Written by Staff Report Friday, 18 June 2010 13:05
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today expressed his concerns over the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) on the Senate floor. Inhofe’s statement comes after yesterday’s SASC hearing on START with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Admiral Michael Mullen, and Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu.
“My opinion on the START Treaty has not changed since President Obama signed the treaty in April,” said Inhofe. “I remain concerned about the limits this treaty places on our nation’s ability to advance our missile defense, also it’s lack of verification procedures that are proven to be robust, accurate and effective, and most importantly, its failure to deter proliferation and future attacks on our nation and allies.”
Written by Staff Report Thursday, 27 May 2010 11:31
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released the following statement today after the Senate rejected two amendments offered by Senators Coburn and John McCain (R-AZ) that would have paid for the $60 billion supplemental bill by reducing spending by the same amount. Coburn/McCain amendment #4231 failed by a vote of 45 to 53, while amendment #4232 failed by a vote of 47 to 50.
“By refusing to pay for this bill the Senate is undermining our troops, our country and our future. Our national debt, which just hit $13 trillion, is the real emergency and Congress just made that problem worse,” Dr. Coburn said. “Military operations that began in 2001 can hardly be called unforeseen emergencies. Using budget gimmicks to hide the costs of this bill has nothing to do with serving our troops and everything to do with serving career politicians who want taxpayers to subsidize their addiction to spending.”
