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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

Last year, New Mexico's environmental department issued a proposed rulemaking action against Los Alamos and Sandia, based on the findings of quote, imminent and substantial endangerment.

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Mar 5, 2003

I do not believe there is imminent safety or environmental threat to the public.

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Mar 5, 2003

That will not be sufficient, then, if the Department remains at security condition 3 for all of 2004.

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Mar 5, 2003

We do not need any publishing language like this if they do not really have something.

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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

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

Well, I think that we are going to support you.

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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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Mar 5, 2003

the President's budget has me very pleasantly surprised.

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Mar 5, 2003

we want you to also understand that we have tremendous brain power down here also.

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Mar 5, 2003

Many of the items that you have deleted are programs that have been funded year in and year out.

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Mar 5, 2003

I use as an example the safety record of yours, and the fact that you now have well over 100 ships at sea with one or more nuclear power plants on board.

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