To be replaced until the 2030s. We have authorized continued development and replacement for this responsive leg of the triad which acts as a counterbalance to hostile icbms. I know there is concern about russias violation of the intermediate range Nuclear Force treaty, which is a foundational arms control treaty from the late 1980s. The committee has received classified briefings on the actions taken by russia, and they are indeed serious. I urge all my colleagues to request these classified briefings if they have not done so. Some have called for the u. S. To reform the developmental Testing Systems that are noncompliant with the treaty, this committee has pursued a cautious and measured approach of looking at what kinds of Research Within the confines of the treaty we can perform if called upon to counter this threat. Let me stress that i do not support withdrawing from the treaty. Our best approach is to bring the russians back into compliance. With respect to energy use, which is
Anniversary of the attack on our country on september 11 it was a day that i think that of us will ever forget. Ge we were attacked and we wanted to take all necessary action to protect our country and go after those who perpetrated this attack against america. I was part of the congress atngt that time, and was part of the congress that passed the 2001 military force. That was targeted towards afghanistan and was part of the congress that when we took upore the 2002 authorization for use of military force against iraq, and they voted against that bee4 authorization. Mr. President , its now been 14 years after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and the end of a Saddam Hussein regime. R. Pre and yet, thank you we still have on the authority for the use of military force against iraq, and it is still being used. Its time for that authorization to end. So i take this time to support center to pauls efforts to put a termination date on the 2002 authorization, and to put a termination date on the 2