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

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…

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Mar 5, 2003

I continue to believe in the importance of a balanced energy portfolio.

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Mar 5, 2003

Are there investments that we could make today that would dramatically reduce operational security costs over the next few years, and if you do not know about them now, could you supply them for the record?

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Mar 5, 2003

What happens if the State never comes to an agreement with you regarding the clean-up? Will that impact on your ability to quickly ship waste to WIPP?

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Mar 5, 2003

I wanted to say, Admiral, believe it or not, in another committee here in the Senate, the Authorizing Committee for Energy and Natural Resources, just today we approved as part of a new energy--comprehensive energy bill...

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Mar 5, 2003

The only problem is, you are among the few that appreciate it.

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Mar 5, 2003

We seem to get rather a good response from the chairman of Appropriations if we bring these issues up.

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Mar 5, 2003

Well, personally I would like very much for you to keep us posted on that.

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Mar 5, 2003

I think we are making some headway with the OMB.

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Mar 5, 2003

It seems to me to be far more exciting than spending our own money on technology.

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Feb 27, 2003

I rise today with my friend Senator Kennedy to introduce the ``Senator Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2003.'' I have mixed emotions today, because, while we are once again fighting for parity, my long time partner…

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Feb 25, 2003

I repeat, it is one thing to delay; it is another thing to talk a lot; and it is yet another thing to attempt to get the issue that is before us and find a way around it and cloud the issue. That is all that is happening this morning with…

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