"So far, this Administration has sought to kill Yucca Mountain as a long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel without yet providing an alternative."
"It is incumbent upon us to immediately start to identify new geologic repositories."
"I think that is a bad model for solving climate. It is a bad model--it is a bad business model for having efficient nuclear power plants."
"If nuclear power has a place in our overall energy policy to meet future energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe that it does, then we in Washington need to be doing all..."
"The decision that was made by the Administration through the budget blueprint that essentially pulls back on Yucca..."
"I'm very pleased to hear your announcement this morning about the memorandum of understanding with FERC and MMS."
"We need to do more. We need to be aggressive with it."
"The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) supports all state fish and wildlife agencies sharing in part of the revenues derived from energy production in the Outer Continental Shelf."
"Congress should be pushing for increased exploration and production in offshore areas like the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf."
"Congress and the Interior Department should be encouraging the use of natural gas."
"Congress must recognize--and encourage--the development of oil resources on federal lands and on private lands."