Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 6:19:15 to 6:24:50
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6:19:11 to 6:19:31( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: there are countless others on both sides of the aisle that worked together to try to fix this problem. we didn't do it. let's hope that we can d shortly. i yield the floor. a senator: the presiding officer: the recognized. mr. shelby: what's the pending business? the presiding officer: amendment 2678 is the business. mr. shelby: i ask that the

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Speech By: Richard Shelby

6:19:32 to 6:19:53( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: current amendment be set aside, unanimous consent, and that -- the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. shelby: i would likeo call up my amendment, madam president, number 2594, and ask for its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from al amendment numbered 2594. at t

6:19:54 to 6:20:15( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: the following: section (a), report on interceptor missiles -- mr. shelby: madam president, i ask further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. shelby: madam president, iran and north korea continue to pose a threat to our nation and our allies because of their enhanced efforts

6:20:16 to 6:20:36( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: missile and nuclear madam president, my amendment before the senate now supplements the committee's additional $50 million for ground-based the amendment is simple. it requires the agency to conduct two reports

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Richard Shelby: related to the ground-based midcourse defense. we need to know, madam president, the agency's plan for the ground-based interceptor funds in this bill before us. this report would provide further details into exactly what that plan is. i believe this is congress and our nation must

6:20:58 to 6:21:21( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: fully understand how the missile defense agency will utilize this critical capability of our nation. the second madam president, as the missile -- asks the missile defense agency to outline the acquisition strategy for the ground-based midcourse defense system over the next six years,

6:21:22 to 6:21:44( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: from fiscal year 2011 through year 2017. north korea and iran will continue their ballistic missile efforts, and i believe, madam president, we must be able to counter in its budget request for the year 2010, the administration proposed several funding cuts

6:21:45 to 6:22:05( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: and eliminations, impacting national defense, missile defense, including a million reduction to g.m.d. madam president, i appreciate chairman inouye and ranking member cochran for including an additional $50 million in the bill before the senate for g.m.d. which will hopefully keep

6:22:06 to 6:22:27( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: our g.b.i. production line from going cold. yet, madam president, the threat is not dimin co our security. we need to madam president, the missile defense agency's plan for this fiscal year as well as the next ye

6:22:28 to 6:22:48( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: enemies, and now so more ever we should be connie distant of the fact cognizant of the fact that iran at technological advancement designed to stroeu us and our allies. madam president, despite opposition in the internation community, iran has

6:22:49 to 6:23:09( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: with nuclear ambitions and has shown no intention that i have known of abandoning this reckless every day iran continues to add to the thousands of centrifuges it already has to uranium, and it continues to test its ballistic missiles.

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Richard Shelby: in fact, the international atomic energy association recently released a report stating iran is now working to con join ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities. i believe we layered national missile defense to deter this threat, and we need it now, madam president.

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Richard Shelby: moving forward, i hope that the missile ensure our nation's production line for interceptors subsystems and components and will not -- that they will not down the vine if we ever have to meet this threat. madam president, the ground-based midcourse defense

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Richard Shelby: system and particular, are a valuable national asset. and i will continue to work with chairman inouye, senator cochran and others the defense appropriations subcommittee to ensure that we have united states a missile defense system. madam president, it's my

6:24:14 to 6:24:36( Edit History Discussion )

Richard Shelby: understanding, talking to the chairman, that this amendment has been agreed to by senators inouye and i hope that them adopt it. thank you.

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Richard Shelby: i yield the floor. the presiding offi there is no further debate on the amendment, without objection, the amendment is