there is a sanctions committee, all of which can help tighten enforcement on existing measures. it needs to be acknowledged that china and russia work with us to pass that important resolution. they have implemented it to the letter. we have asked them to do more. russia has dealt with the s300s, which is above and beyond the resolution. china, we are asking them not to make investments. we are receiving good response to that sort of request. in terms of a new resolution in the short term, i think that is unlikely to be viable. obviously overtime and a given response to actions that iran may take, we will continue to keep multi-ethnic multilateral action on the table. i appreciate that. in addition to these resolutions on nuclear revelation activities, they have been found to be in violation of arms transfer resolutions. the interception and seizure of illegal arms shipments by nigeria in february. iran has continued to violate the security council resolution 1747. i woul
irresponsibilities. we have american troops fighting abroad. we want to make sure that they are fully funded. a government shutdown will not do that. colleagues on the other side are coming up with a unbalanced short-term extension that funds the troops. well, i say to my colleagues, you want to fund the troops not for one week, don t shut the government down. that s the best way to support our troops. so it s time for republicans to be responsible. it s time for the majority of republicans, who i don t agree with on many issues but who i know are mainstream and really don t like this government shutdown, to stand up to those on the hard right, to accept the compromise we re so close to working out and drop the ideological riders so that we can move forward. mr. president, we are at a crucial time in this country. we ve had a rough few years. we re beginning slowly to climb our way out of it. this is risky. a government shutdown is risky. and, mr. president, the shame of it a
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gay and lesbian service members. this last fall i was troubled by the process employed to set the stage for repeal of the law known as don t ask, don t tell. following the repeal of don t ask, don t tell, there was none of the in-depth analysis so essential to sound decision making here in the house of representatives. as a result of the rush to judgment that bypassed this committee, congress was denied the opportunity to ask questions and identify weaknesses in the repeal implementation plan. now we re confronted by an implementation process moving quickly to the education and training phase. our primary interest today is to ensure senior leaders of each service have the opportunity to communicate their current views about the appeal. several have expressed impacts of the repeal during senate armed services committee. we wan to understand if our military leaders are concerned about the prospect of full repeal of the law. general casey, chief of staff of the army, indica