Heidi Alexander: “For the information of Senators, there will not be a vote tonight on the Crapo-Whitehouse amendment. We have at least…”

“For the information of Senators, there will not be a vote tonight on the Crapo-Whitehouse amendment. We have at least one Senator who is still studying the bill, but we believe that will be cleared up shortly. Our goal would be to have votes tomorrow morning at about 10 o'clock on the Crapo-Whitehouse amendment, as well as an amendment by Senator Baldwin. Both of those are subject to being approved by the leadership staff. Only they can announce the scheduling of a vote. For the information of Senators, there will not be a vote tonight, and there will be a vote on at least one to three amendments tomorrow morning, hopefully, at about 10 o'clock. Senator Crapo already has spoken about the Crapo-Whitehouse amendment, which is a pilot program for advanced reactor fuel. It is a very good idea. It is not reauthorizing a new program. It is not spending any more money. It is reallocating money for a very creative idea that Senator Whitehouse and Senator Crapo have come up with. I fully support it. I think the Senators on both sides of the aisle will see the wisdom of it once everyone has a chance to consider it. I am glad Senator Whitehouse is here to talk more about it. I yield the floor.”