UT Senate Debate: on Homeland Security


Paul Van Dam: Does not want another nuclear arms race

BENNETT: Bennett said while there is no need in today’s world to use nuclear weapons, there is no way to be sure the nation will not need them as a deterrent in the future. While there are no immediate threats, North Korea, China and Russia could pose threats in the future. Bennett said nuclear weapons can be produced without testing.

VAN DAM: Van Dam said he does not want another nuclear arms race. Van Dam said Bennett’s legislation would not prevent testing.

Source: [Xref Bennett] UT Senate Debate, in Spectrum Oct 14, 2004

Paul Van Dam: We now have a lot of vulnerability

Homeland security, from protecting the nation’s borders to providing local police with the right equipment, needs more attention, Van Dam added. “We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq. It is bleeding this country, and we now have a lot of vulnerability,” Van Dam said. “Overall, our first responders are not getting the money they need to make America safe. We need to focus on what’s going on here.”
Source: UT Senate Debate, in Deseret Morning News Oct 14, 2004

Robert Bennett: Anti-nuclear testing, but also anti-nuclear ignorance

Bennett worried that his strong support of nuclear weapons research, which includes the maintenance of existing stockpiles, has been taken out of context. “I am anti-nuclear testing, but I am also anti-nuclear ignorance,” he said, adding the country must prepare itself to face an uncertain, dangerous future. “There is no need for what’s known as the bunker buster in today’s world, but I ask you, ‘Will today’s world be tomorrow’s world when it comes to nuclear deterrents?’ ”
Source: UT Senate Debate, in Deseret Morning News Oct 14, 2004

Robert Bennett: Nuclear weapons can be produced without testing

BENNETT: Bennett said while there is no need in today’s world to use nuclear weapons, there is no way to be sure the nation will not need them as a deterrent in the future. While there are no immediate threats, North Korea, China and Russia could pose threats in the future. Bennett said nuclear weapons can be produced without testing.

VAN DAM: Van Dam said he does not want another nuclear arms race. Van Dam said Bennett’s legislation would not prevent testing.

Source: UT Senate Debate, in Spectrum Oct 14, 2004

  • The above quotations are from Utah Senate Debate, Bob Bennett (R) vs. Paul Van Dam (D) , Oct. 14, 2004.
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GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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