"I would have trouble, Madam Chairwoman, supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program, and instead maintains the fantasy of one."
"You are not going to delegate it, in other words."
"Are you going to provide leadership there? Will you work with us on that?"
"But, now, of course, if I had signed an agreement, I might find it politically difficult to agree to any modification that reduced spending, reduced employment in my area, and would even minutely redu..."
"It's just stunning, breathtaking beyond most anything anybody could imagine."
"We can't just waste that money. It has to be productively utilized."
"I remember declaring in amazement that that had to be the largest cost overrun in the history of the Republic."
"I join you in welcoming our witness, Dr. Ines R. Triay."
"I would like to follow up on these agreements."
"But, you would admit that, just a few years ago, the high-side estimate for the cleanup was $180 billion, I believe, and now the high-side estimate is $260 billion."
"I think--of course it's a benefit in cleaning up, but I'm talking about the economy and the productivity of the Nation is not much enhanced by this effort."
"It's difficult for me to imagine how it could be spent effectively in the short timeframe it's been suggested it would be spent."
"The final bill, at a staggering $1.2 trillion, is the largest single expenditure in our Nation's history."
"Could I interrupt?"
"if you have provisions in those agreements that don't make sense for the taxpayers of America, have you undertaken any evaluation to see to what extent they can be amended to accomplish the goal and a..."
"But, do you agree--where did this $210- to $260-billion figure come from?"
"It has impact if we don't use Yucca, because--frankly, I share your view that the storage, in dry cask storage on site, is not a danger."
"We've gone from having a plan to having no plan. That's what Senator McCain has complained about, and I think he's correct."
