Dianne Feinstein actually said...

"Is it necessary for anything for him to proceed? Could he unilaterally approve a Texas facility I think is a question worth asking."

"Well, it sounds to me like we have spent a billion--$1.22 billion just now in getting ready to get a project put together."

"If we have learned anything it is that these facilities have to have the approval of their community and their State."

"Yes, I guess this is a problem that I certainly have is that you spend a billion, $1.22, and you do not really have a project yet."