I am, as most of us are, extremely frustrated by some things going on in farm country today against production agriculture.

I think this leads to a very dangerous situation.

this is a year of total obstructionism, and so we're going to have to work our way through those problems.

the nuclear energy budget proposal for fiscal year 2005 is a discredit to the progress that we've made.

the lack of a strong and reliant nuclear energy research and development program represents a major gap in the Department of Energy's research and development agenda.

I so totally agree with you that we've not only made some missteps and some poor judgement over time because of the political pressures involved, but we've been unwilling to lead.

the state of our nuclear energy program is nearly as fragile and vulnerable today as it was when we sent that letter in 1997.

Either way, it is a bad situation for nuclear energy, for Idaho, and for the country from my perspective.

I would just like to talk with you a moment about the status of nuclear power in the world and what a terrible mistake the United States has made, is making.

We don't need another governmental forced outsourcing of jobs.

I don't know that I could get anymore passionate about it, and if you want to hear more, I'll be happy to deliver.

It is a very difficult one to have in any administration because of the level of expectation of the American people as it relates to our environment.