Rick Perry: “And just to remind you, we were a Republic once.”

I'm reminded of a Kenny Rogers song when he talked about you need to know when to hold them and when to fold them.

And I don't think anyone would argue right now that nuclear energy is healthy. It is not. And it is not because of the regulatory burden that has been in place, the political burden that has been put in place.

I hope what we can agree upon is that the 403 that I put forward was a way to kick start a national discussion about resiliency and about reliability of the grid.

Permitting reform is going to give businesses the confidence, the certainty, the freedom that they need.