Well, it seems to me, Madam Chairman, isn't the idea that the research and development (R&D) project is ready to be demonstrated for 2 years...
Well, there's a competition going on for management of the Y12 project. And it's possible, it seems to me, that that competition could diver...
Well, just to boil it down, are you going to be processing fewer pits than you otherwise would have, otherwise were planning?
No, we didn't. And they're asking----
I mean, basically, this centrifuge project is completed to the point where we need to know whether it works or not.
I would like to receive assurances from you that you will continue to focus on finishing the radiological cleanup.
those are wonderful goals, and I think that is the reason Mr. Sunstein is where he is.
it is good to be here with each of you.
It has been a little over a year and a half since the last time we had Cass Sunstein before us to testify.
he calls things the way he wants to and the way he sees them.
We want to get rid of that rule.
My general attitude toward environmental rules is we ought to come up with a good performance standard, and then we ought to give the people...
If Congress in its wisdom had passed Senator Carper's and my bill in 2003 when we first introduced it, this would all have been done 4 or 5 ...
I would much rather see us give a certain amount of time to the utilities, and if you err on that side, at least you will get it done.
Senator Carper and I have been trying to pass a law that regulates mercury from coal-fired power plants in a reasonable way since 2003.
Why wouldn't that be a better, more certain way to deal with this issue and maybe other issues?
Congress doesn't matter to most of these environmental debates; it is all EPA and the courts.
Well, wouldn't it be a good idea for him to use it?
