Senate Republicans: Vote No on New START

Palin: Stop START now
People power played a large role in the defeat of the pork-laden omnibus spending bill championed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. But there is more trouble in Washington. Calling the START Arms Control treaty between Russia and the United States "deeply flawed," Sarah Palin is urging the Senate not to ratify it. The proposed New START agreement should be evaluated by the only criteria that matters for a treaty: Is it in America’s interest? I am convinced this treaty is not. It should...

Palin: Stop START now
People power played a large role in the defeat of the pork-laden omnibus spending bill championed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. But there is more trouble in Washington. Calling the START Arms Control treaty between Russia and the United States "deeply flawed," Sarah Palin is urging the Senate not to ratify it. The proposed New START agreement should be evaluated by the only criteria that matters for a treaty: Is it in America’s interest? I am convinced this treaty is not. It should...

Palin Rejects START Treaty
Newser reports: (NEWSER) - Sarah Palin comes out swinging against New START, the nuclear arms reduction treaty currently being considered for ratification by the Senate, in a National Review op-ed. The treaty is not “in America’s interest,” the former Alaska Governor writes, as it “requires the US to reduce our Nuclear Weapons and allows the Russians to increase theirs.” She also characterizes the new verification regime as “weaker” than that under

We knew Ronald Reagan Mr. President...
... and you're no Ronald Reagan: Fresh from a shared victory on an $858 billion tax-cut package, President Barack Obama pushed on Saturday for congressional approval of the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Obama invoked the late Republican President Ronald Reagan as he used his weekly radio address to urge Bipartisan support for the treaty. Obama said it was crucial to put a new treaty into place so inspections of Russia's nuclear facilities could resume after a lapse that began when...

Reid presses Senate to complete START next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Friday debate on the New START Nuclear Treaty with Russia could extend through Tuesday but insisted Congress finish work on the accord before its Christmas break. The treaty, one of President Barack Obama's top priorities for the current legislative session, would commit Russia and the United States to cut deployed Nuclear Weapons to 1,550 within seven years. "We've done some very, very important things during this Congress, but ...

US senators clash on arms treaty as pressure grows
Lawmakers debating the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia clashed on Friday over whether the pact would improve or hurt US National Security, as pressure mounted for a vote next week before the Senate breaks for Christmas. The treaty, one of President Barack Obama's top priorities for the current legislative session, would commit Russia and the United States to cut deployed strategic Nuclear Weapons to 1,550 for each side within seven years. The agreement, signed by Obama and Russian Pr...

Senators clash on arms treaty as pressure grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers debating the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia clashed on Friday over whether the pact would improve or hurt U.S. National Security, as pressure mounted for a vote next week before the Senate breaks for Christmas. The treaty, one of President Barack Obama's top priorities for the current legislative session, would commit Russia and the United States to cut deployed strategic Nuclear Weapons to 1,550 for each side within seven years. The agreement, signed...

Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate
Republican opponents of a new U.S-Russia nuclear arms pact are ignoring demands by Democrats that they move toward a vote as they stretch out debate amid a tight year-end schedule in Congress. Debate on the treaty lasted into the evening Thursday even as lawmakers wrangled on how to deal with essential budgetary issues that must be addressed before Congress breaks for the year. Democrats were urging Republicans to address their concerns in a separate document that would be approved along with th...

Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opponents of a new U.S-Russia nuclear arms pact are ignoring demands by Democrats that they move toward a vote as they stretch out debate amid a tight year-end schedule in Congress. Debate on the treaty lasted into the evening Thursday even as lawmakers wrangled on how to deal with essential budgetary issues that must be addressed before Congress breaks for the year. Democrats were urging Republicans to address their concerns in a separate document that would b...

Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate
WASHINGTON—Republican opponents of a new U.S-Russia nuclear arms pact are ignoring demands by Democrats that they move toward a vote as they stretch out debate amid a tight year-end schedule in Congress. Debate on the treaty lasted into the evening Thursday even as lawmakers wrangled on how to deal with essential budgetary issues that must be addressed before Congress breaks for the year. Democrats were urging Republicans to address their concerns in a separate document that would be appr...

Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate
WASHINGTON — Republican opponents of a new U.S-Russia nuclear arms pact are ignoring demands by Democrats that they move toward a vote as they stretch out debate amid a tight year-end schedule in Congress. Debate on the treaty lasted into the evening Thursday even as lawmakers wrangled on how to deal with essential budgetary issues that must be addressed before Congress breaks for the year. Democrats were urging Republicans to address their concerns in a separate document that would be a...

Richard Grenell: Any Republican Senator Voting for START Should Get a Primary Challenger
There are some issues that are too important to overlook on Election Day. Defending our National Security is one of them. Voting to implement the new START Treaty in its current form is not only dangerous for Americans' security but will send a strong signal to President Obama that he can continue to dilute U.S. defense capabilities. Make no mistake about it, senators voting for the new START Treaty give their support and acquiescence to President Obama's weak National Security policies. Obama...

Obama invokes Reagan to push START nuclear arms treaty with Russia
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) at Prague Castle in Prague April 8, 2010. The treaty needs 67 votes in the US Senate to be ratified. President Obama is invoking his inner Ronald Reagan to push for a new Arms Control treaty with Russia. View gallery: Who has nukes? Will it work? Possibly, but it’s an uphill sled. On his side, Obama has the Pentagon, a wide range of National Security experts from past adm...

Senators clash on arms treaty as pressure grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers debating the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia clashed on Friday over whether the pact would improve or hurt U.S. National Security, as pressure mounted for a vote next week before the Senate breaks for Christmas. The treaty, one of President Barack Obama's top priorities for the current legislative session, would commit Russia and the United States to cut deployed strategic Nuclear Weapons to 1,550 for each side within seven years. The agreement, signed ...

Obama warns of possible setback in US-Russia ties
US President Barack Obama warned members of the US Senate Saturday that their failure to ratify a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia before the end of the year could set back relations with the former Cold War rival. "Without a new treaty, we?ll risk turning back the progress we?ve made in our relationship with Russia, which is essential to enforce strong sanctions against Iran, secure vulnerable nuclear materials from Terrorists, and resupply our Troops in Afghanistan," Obama said i...

Day 3 of Senate Debate on New START: Skeptics Arguments Confused and Contradictory
Earlier today, Senator Kyl (R-Ariz.) erroneously claimed on the floor of the Senate that New START’s verification system is weaker than the system of the 1991 START Treaty. Such superficial comparisons miss the point and twist the facts. The 1991 START was negotiated in a different time and established different limits on strategic Nuclear Weapons, and its verification system was different from the more modern New START. Once upon a time, Kyl couldn’t care less about effective veri...

White House Weekly Address: Obama Invokes Reagan to Push START Treaty
Instead of trying to reduce Russia's Nuclear Arsenal, I think we should direct all of our energy to making sure Iran doesn't get one.. Reuters Fresh from a shared victory on an $858 billion tax-cut package, President Barack Obama pushed on Saturday for congressional approval of the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Obama invoked the late Republican President Ronald Reagan as he used his weekly radio address to urge Bipartisan support for the treaty. Obama said it was crucial to put a ...

Still Selling START
This week, Congress passed - and I signed into law - an essential economic package that will help grow our economy, spur businesses, and jumpstart Job Creation. Instead of a New Years Day tax hike on the vast majority of Americans, two million Americans who’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own will now know with certainty that they won’t lose their emergency Unemployment Insurance at the end of the month. Eight million College Students who’d otherwise fa...

Still Selling START
This week, Congress passed - and I signed into law - an essential economic package that will help grow our economy, spur businesses, and jumpstart Job Creation. Instead of a New Years Day tax hike on the vast majority of Americans, two million Americans who’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own will now know with certainty that they won’t lose their emergency Unemployment Insurance at the end of the month. Eight million College Students who’d otherwise fa...

Divide on arms-control treaty
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's call for a world without Nuclear Weapons divided Republicans and Democrats on Friday as the Senate slogged through debate on an arms-control treaty with Russia. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona argued that the treaty would be a step toward an unrealistic quest. "I think it's difficult if not impossible to achieve, and I question whether it's a good idea at all," Kyl said, arguing that the goal and the treaty divert attention from dealing with real na...

Obama to Senate: Ratify START treaty
Published: Dec. 18, 2010 at 6:00 AM President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Middle Class Tax Cut bill in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Dec. 17, 2010 in Washington. UPI/Olivier Douliery/POOL WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called on the Senate to ratify the new START Treaty, saying the matter is "an urgent national priority." In his weekly radio and Internet address, the president noted the enactment of economic Legislation signed into law Fr...

Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's call for a world without Nuclear Weapons divided Republicans and Democrats on Friday as the Senate slogged through debate on a new Arms Control treaty with Russia. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona argued that the treaty would be a step toward an unrealistic quest. "I think it's difficult if not impossible to achieve and I question whether it's a good idea at all," Kyl said, arguing that the goal and the treaty divert attention from dealing with rea...

Opinion: Obama's dangerous push on New START - Trent Franks
Weakness invites danger. It’s as true for the United States today as it was in the ’70s. The Obama Administration’s urgent insistence to ratify the New START Treaty with Russia during a Lame Duck session – notwithstanding that Russia and the United States fundamentally disagree on whether it permits further development of U.S. Missile Defense and that Russia is redeploying battlefield Nuclear Weapons to the borders of our allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio...

Politics of START, 2012-style
Washington (CNN) - The proposed nuclear arms treaty with Russia, the New START, is now a political football of sorts, entering into the 2012 lexicon. While the bill remains a point of contention between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill where the Senate has yet to vote on the measure, some potential 2012 GOP Presidential Candidates are staking out their positions. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said the treaty is not in America's best interest because while the Russians are allowed...

Obama's urgent treaty push called 'contempt of Congress'
Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95 per month for Credit Card users, and provide instant access for the complete reports. Concern is mounting among experts in the arena of international treaties that the Obama Administration is forcing U.S. senators to ram through a new strategic arms reduction document with the Russians wit...