Members of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, the committee with primary jurisdiction for treaty consideration, were eager to begin hearings on the treaty, but first the two presidents signed the treaty as planned. Pundits in the United States and Russia speculated on the treaty’s contents based on incomplete information. After the signing, the White House commenced its public outreach campaign to garner support for Senate approval of the treaty and to counter critics’ claims now that the document’s contents were now public. The Obama administration also released its Nuclear Posture Review Report a few days before the treaty signing ceremony. The relationship between the report and the treaty was apparent, and senators scrutinized both documents as public reactions and a Senate hearing attest.