GOP Steps Up Opposition to Obama Nuclear Agenda

GSN ^ | 5/28/10 | Martin Matishak

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans have started using the legislative process to step up their opposition to the Obama administration's nuclear nonproliferation agenda (see GSN, May 20).

Members of the House Armed Services Committee last week successfully attached two amendments to the panel's $760 billion fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill. One addition would require the White House to conduct a rigorous analysis before cutting the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal beyond the amount proscribed by a recent arms control deal with Russia, while the other expresses grave concerns about the administration's recent nuclear strategy document.

The authorization bill encompasses U.S. Defense Department operations and about $7 billion for "nuclear weapons activities" at the Energy Department. The full chamber began consideration of the legislation yesterday, though it remains unclear when a final vote on the package is expected.

Republicans, and some Democrats, have already made it clear they have concerns about Barack Obama's nuclear plans, including reducing the size and role atomic warheads play in national security, given the threats posed today by rogue nations and extremist organizations.

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Illegal alien marxist usurper Obama makes Jimmy Carter and Slick seem like uber-patriots by comparison. He is a menace to our national security and must be removed from office.