“Most importantly, addressing this crisis of election security demands that Congress must pass the SAVE America Act.”
“If the sides can't resolve an issue, I will have to resolve it.”
“This vital information is for many years been covered up and hidden from you.”
“The American people are beautiful, our great American people. But that all changes right now.”
“Americans expect taxpayer money to be spent responsibly, transparently, and in the public interest.”

Political Quotes

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

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…

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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?

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Mar 5, 2003

I am somewhat concerned that we move ahead as quickly as possible in the nuclear research areas.

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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

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

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Mar 5, 2003

Does your outyear funding profile of $5 billion in 2008 fully fund all of the site performance management plans you have spent the last year negotiating?

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Mar 5, 2003

Regarding Los Alamos clean-up, the conference agreement on the fiscal year 2003 omnibus provides an additional $50 million for clean-up at Los Alamos National Laboratory consistent with the lab's performance management plan.

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Mar 5, 2003

Over the last year the Department has dramatically cut its budget request for investment in science and technology development to support clean-up missions.

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Mar 5, 2003

I guess instead of asking you if the reality is at hand and we have to fund all that might be suggested by that decision, if you had a figure to propose--my guess is you probably do not--or at least a ball park figure, what I would much…

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Mar 5, 2003

I am not quite sure that Congress has that kind of money, or does DOE in this instance, but it is obvious to me now that this may be an opportunity, as much as it is an obstacle, to sit down with the State and work those differences out.

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Mar 5, 2003

I thought you were going to say that a quick look at how much money we spent every year for the last 10 years in this area, put up against how much of that technology has proved useful, that you might have arrived at the conclusion that we…

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Mar 5, 2003

Senator Reid and I, and with help from Senator Stevens last week led the fight here in the Senate to add significant sums to the 2003 supplemental to cover projected heightened security costs.

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