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Safety is number one and remains number one.

I think that the NRC has jurisdiction over commercial and industrial applications of reactor and nuclear power technology under the Atomic Energy Act, pretty clearly.

The cornerstone of those was the enactment of the bipartisan ADVANCE Act, the bill that I sponsored with help from members of this Committee.

I was very encouraged in that hearing because having sat in past hearings, oversight hearings, with the NRC, there […] had previously been a lot more tension and a lot more disagreement among Commissioners and therefore a lot of stagnation.

What I would like to see is this NCI-cancer designation branch sort of an alternative designation pathways or something so that the structural barriers that are preventing our eligible institutes and states such as mine from getting, and I…

“Accessing the appropriate services can help each student reach their fullest potential,” said Senator Capito.

The cornerstone of those was the enactment of the bipartisan ADVANCE Act, the bill that I sponsored with help from members of this Committee.

Let's see who's involved. Let's wait until we see who all the players are.

If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.

We have accumulated the greatest amount of debt in the history of our country in the shortest period of time.

It's broken. It needs to be fixed.

It can't be this total political division. It's not my fault. It's your fault. It's their fault.

"Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every single day to keep our communities safe and defend the rule of law. They deserve our respect, our gratitude, and our support—not just during National Police Week, but every…

Our pregnancy resource centers need to know that we have their backs. They’re stepping up every single day for expecting moms and young families in ways that just can’t be replaced.

I wanted to ask about unemployment insurance, waste, fraud, and abuse. The GAO report said that the Department of Labor had an improper payment rate of about 15%, which is well above the federal compliance threshold.

I mentioned about coal miners in my opening statement. I know that the miner injury, you just released the statistic that mining injury hit a record low in 2025. But of course, when you lose six in one state, who lost their lives. That's…

Last question I wanted to ask is, the Department of Energy launched an initiative to use a previously unused authority to allow for construction and operation of privately owned and privately funded nuclear reactors.

I would be interested to know, we’ll just go through the panel here, Mr. Loris. Would you agree with that, with the implementation of the ADVANCE Act and the EO 14300?