"The only last thing I wanted to say in terms of the earmark argument is the importance of authorization."
"We set up something where we would have certain things that were going to be happening in the future, and then had oversight hearings every 6 months, and it worked real well."
"How can investors feel confident about backing these projects if the agency itself is either incapable or unwilling to predict when it will finish its work?"
"We want predictability as well as certainty."
"It is our job to make certain that safety is the No. 1 priority for the nuclear industry and the NRC."
"Regulatory actions should always be . . . decisively administered so as to lend stability to the nuclear operational and planning processes."
"Let me first of all say to Commissioner Ostendorff, I was with your son actually at Fort Sill, I think it was last Friday, and I just want everyone to know that you come from a military family."
"By 2012, the NRC may be approaching a final decision on the first COLs."
"I appreciate Senators Carper's and Vitter's focus today on the NRC's Principles of Good Regulation."
"I appreciate that very much. Thank you."
"How can these companies develop a construction schedule and plan the hiring of 3,000 construction workers if they don't know when they can start?"
"Nearly all applicants indicated that certainty in scheduling is more crucial than speed."
"We need to be vigilant in our defense strategies."
"This is something that is just the right thing to do."
"normalizing homosexual behavior in the Armed Forces will pose a significant threat to chaplains' and servicemembers' religious liberty."
"Yes, I think that this is something that, once people realize that, if you are precluding these individuals from going out and showing the whole world what we have to offer, that you're really doing a..."
"I mentioned that I was concerned that several millions of dollars have been newly designated for 'assistance in response to climate change.'"
"My concern is if something is working real well, I don't want to change it."
