I am a little puzzled by your single-mindedness on consolidating the contracts that--at Y-12 and Pantex.
The objective is not to spend all that money; that is not the objective. The objective is to get the capability for the Nation.
What do we need to be doing?
How soon before we get--is the policy set on those two projects?
We do not want our nuclear weapons to begin to resemble a collection of wet matches.
I mean, you have got a former mayor here and a former Governor here, so we are frustrated by the lack of executive opportunities we have in ...
Most of NNSA's responsibility are in support of the U.S. military, and this appropriation ought to be treated in part like Defense spending.
I have the highest respect for him. He has always been an absolute straight shooter, and I really, really prize that.
So by the end of next year there is a design and a cost estimate.
But would not the first thing to do to be--to get a design and a cost estimate that you can live with?
The answer is, yes, it is safe to use.
It is to define the points where we get a real cost estimate and a real design.
When do we get 90 percent design on those two projects?
Manipulating science to achieve political goals needs to be reined in.
the implication of this action is that it fundamentally undermines the transparency the American taxpayer is entitled to
we have little information on their background and how their background influences policy
The reaction by Congress to protect its prerogatives ought to be severe.
The late Senator warned the President about this, that the White House was aggregating to itself powers that were in violation of the Consti...