I believe we have made significant progress.

Yes, if you will make that available to the full Committee and Subcommittee, that would be terrific.

Although some of your employees, like us, are aging, I am told.

That is a good question to ask, and it is one you may want to consider offering to our next panel.

What you are doing is an enormously important part of the solution to get us out of the mess that we are in.

My time has expired and we will come back for a second round.

The questions that Senator Sanders raised with regard to safety are appropriate questions.

Thank you.

At a time when Americans are facing high food and fuel prices, I believe today's hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard is an especially timely topic.

We need for the NRC to do its job, put safety ahead of speed when it comes to licensing nuclear power plants.

I want to say roughly four or 5 years ago, Exelon was invited by PSEG to come in an operate the facilities.

Without a safe nuclear industry, there will be no nuclear industry.

With gasoline rising above $4 per gallon and oil selling for more than $140 per barrel, I believe the best way for Congress to lower gasoline prices is a strategy based on these four words: 'find more, use less.'

Mr. Chairman, I am just interested in the fact that in this question, and in response to what the Senator previously said, my understanding was that the average VA nurse has been there for 27 years.

That the average length of the VA nurse's stay. I have used it all over my State, so I am hoping that it is----

But then you use the example of people being attracted by higher salaries elsewhere, and, of course, we all face that, particularly those of us who are surrounded by much richer States.

I didn't use all my time, did I? Let me go back to the earlier part of that question.

Good. I have over-used my time and I apologize, but I am glad to hear those answers.