Political Quotes

“I will make a relatively short statement. Mr. President, again I would like to refer specifically to what this amendment does and what it does not do. The amendment simply states that if there are provisions of law that are inconsistent with specific terms of this bill, then this bill is applicable. This bill will govern. Now, the Senators from Nevada would ask that the Department of Energy attempt to comply with inconsistent laws. I can only assume that they ask this because they know it is impossible to do. That is a catch-22. That is simply a recipe for delay, a recipe for additional expense, a recipe for additional litigation and full employment for a lot of lawyers. Instead, we offer a responsible provision which clarifies that while the Department of Energy will comply with this act, if any Federal, State, or local law is not in conflict with this act, those laws will be complied with. I reiterate--this is a unique, one-of-a-kind facility. That is why we are here today. We are designing laws to fit this facility. That is why we are debating this legislation. It is not designed to do anything more than address this facility. Other laws are designed for a broad breadth of activities. This is unique. It contains a carefully crafted regulatory program, as I have said, governing this facility only.”