Mar 5, 2003
Do you believe that the development of new enrichment capacity is sufficiently important to the United States, as far as our energy security, that the development of this facility by Urenco should be encouraged and facilitated by the…
Pete Domenici
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Pete V. Domenici is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his work on budgetary issues and energy policy. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation related to nuclear energy and national defense. Domenici was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in the areas of health care and education reform. He was a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility and was instrumental in the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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Mar 5, 2003
I am somewhat concerned that we move ahead as quickly as possible in the nuclear research areas.
Mar 5, 2003
Are there one or two items that you would like to share with us, either on the record or later, that are of importance to you with reference to being underfunded?
Mar 5, 2003
Well, it should not surprise you, if we do an energy bill, and we are well on the way to having one written, we are surely going to have a major section on the research and development of the car engine and whatever the United States is…
Mar 5, 2003
And you may properly instruct the machine so that, for instance, they will remove the plaque in your heart instead of having surgery.
Mar 5, 2003
The anti-nuclear people do not want this study to succeed, because so long as that formula is used, it is enormously expensive to do anything that has low-level radiation.
Mar 5, 2003
But, Doctor, while I appreciate your knowledge on it and the fact that it is very widespread and exciting, on the other hand, the importance of this is to determine at a point in time, sometime, whether or not that formula is the right one…
Mar 5, 2003
Congratulations on the nuclear work. And we finally got some good funding in some big areas this year.
Mar 5, 2003
I am concerned that the Administration, in its fiscal year 2004 request, has under-funded the Corps of Engineers.
Mar 5, 2003
I have had first-hand experience of this over the last year as the state of New Mexico struggled to balance various water users.
Mar 5, 2003
I believe that the mission of these two agencies will only become more critical over time.