
Administrator, you have pointed out that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be the lead agency if the United States were to experience the kind of accident or level of damage at a commercial nuclear reactor that is occurring now in…
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Administrator, you have pointed out that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be the lead agency if the United States were to experience the kind of accident or level of damage at a commercial nuclear reactor that is occurring now in…

Well, I encourage you to pursue all of that work as vigorously as we can.

if my figures are wrong here, would you please get back to me and let me know?

I would think that would be something we would want to know as part of the whole evaluation of what impact this has on the generic marketplace.

It is important we look for ways to do what we can about duplication where it occurs.

The administration's request for FDA is an increase of 16 percent more than the current funding level.

I would also be pleased to see the numbers for fiscal year 2010, if they are available now.

If you had them, what are we talking about here?

Standards set by Codex should be established based on scientific merit and be used to improve trade, not hinder it.

It is troubling to me that you can go back decades, apparently, and there still is a lack of attention to this problem.

I want to join the Chairman in thanking former Inspector General Skinner for his extraordinary service.

I know you have been a knowledgeable advocate for this work and look forward to your leadership on it.

Would that be across the board? This is a question I do not know the answer to.

With significant investments, Dr. Hamburg, comes significant responsibility.

But as Senator Collins points out, we also have to declare, when are we stable and when do we need to engage the safeties to make sure we are not just spending money or doing things that are no longer necessary.

And do you have new responsibilities for food traceability in this law?

Well, we do have votes, and I may have some written questions.