I want our enemy to know of our capabilities.

Well, as a veteran and a parent, I want to thank you for what you have done.

I have seen the capabilities of UAVs, to monitor the Basra rail yard.

I note that they have had a substantial increase in the number of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses.

I want to also commend our colleagues, Congressman Salazar and Congressman Altmire, for their interest in this.

I got a statute passed that put penalties on the Federal Government if they didn't hit their timelines.

The reason this is important is because we've always wanted a pathway forward.

We made a bold decision at the time to leave some of this waste in the tank, save a lot of money.

If you close Yucca Mountain, which apparently is the game plan now, under the law that created Yucca Mountain, high-level defense waste would have priority.

When it comes to energy independence, which is a laudable goal, bipartisanly pursued here, the national laboratories, I think, can be very important pieces of that puzzle.

I represent South Carolina, and obviously Savannah River Site's a big issue for the State.

I encourage you to stand up for the American taxpayer.

We seem to be spending a lot of money on cleanup and not advancing the cleanup agenda as much as everyone would like.

We're way behind in construction there, and I know that's a different bailiwick.

So, the bottom line is that the stimulus money, which is a 2-year funding stream, is not going to be used to create a program that has a funding stream past 2 years.

H-Canyon, to me, is a national treasure.

But, it is a place you would send the materials.

Would you consider someone captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan an enemy combatant to be held by our forces?