What is it that you're cleaning up, and why is it necessary to spend all this money?
Under the stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Department of Energy (DOE) received $5.1 billion to address...
All right. Now, are the projects that are going to be funded first with the stimulus bill money, is this addressing the high-risk and the mo...
So, when you use the term 'shovel-ready,' you're talking about the projects you've just described.
Okay. Now, let me ask you, on the stimulus bill projects, how did you decide what projects were going to be funded?
The timetable in which you're going to do it, that's negotiated, as well?
Can you share with us how you determined what the cleanup level would be?
I share your concerns on behalf of the money and the taxpayers who are footing the bill for this cleanup.
the industry's recent accident record is simply unacceptable.
Well, thank you for recognizing me, and also thank you for convening this hearing.
I think there are issues that reach a certain level that we can't ignore them and we must address them.
We don't want the cure, though, to be worse than the problem that we are experiencing.
I appreciated your opening remarks. Very well said.
While we have made progress with the hospital, we need a strong Federal commitment to finish the much needed veterans medical facility.
We have made significant progress in meeting veterans medical needs, but we have a much larger challenge to assist our veterans who are chal...
I will continue to put my full support behind efforts to provide the necessary funds and services to our local veterans.
We owe much to the veterans of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
I am pleased to say that the local hospital for our veterans is well on its way to becoming a reality for all those who have waited for so l...
