There is a 90 percent chance in California that within the next 30 years, we have a major earthquake.

WAP is the largest residential energy conservation program in the Nation and serves an essential function by helping low-income families reduce their energy use.

Would you let me know, please, because, obviously, I am vitally concerned.

whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting in the West

I guess what I am telling you as chairman--I do not know if others would agree with it--but that is not the right thing to do.

I saw it. It was wonderful.

I want my grandchildren and their children to grow up in a nuclear-free world. I am going to do everything I can to be helpful to get there.

I am confident in NIF's ability to achieve ignition by fiscal year 2012.

I am very pleased that we are considering the nomination of Judge John Kronstadt to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California here today. I had the privilege of recommending Judge Kronstadt's nomination to President…

What you have always led me to believe is that modernization is really for the protection of the workers...

The budget request states the administration will be making a proposal concerning the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to the Congress.

obviously, I am vitally concerned.

If you had these pits, how much would you reduce the stockpile by? I mean, this is important.

Why can you not have Montana rock?

So, the question is, what is NNSA doing to consolidate nuclear materials to a much smaller and easier to protect number of sites and buildings, especially in Russia?

I want to reiterate my appreciation for the long-standing support of this subcommittee.

I share your belief that we must engage our commercial space partners if we are to have a sustainable, fiscally responsible human space flight program in the years to come.

I rise today to introduce the Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act with my friend and colleague from Arizona, Senator Jon Kyl. This bill requires that Indian tribes demonstrate both an aboriginal and a modern connection to the land before it can…

I rise to call for a new effort to combat an often deadly form of cancer--by re-introducing the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act. I am pleased to be joined by my cosponsors, Senator Isakson and Senator Kerry on this very important bill…

I rise to speak in morning business. This afternoon, quite possibly, or another time, quite possibly, we will have very significant amendments that will strip EPA of its mandate to protect the American public from pollution which threatens…

I would like to recognize and honor the incredible life of Elizabeth Taylor, a true Hollywood movie star, a dedicated social activist, and a legendary figure in American history. Elizabeth Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, in…

I always thought that dry casks were the best kind of long-term storage. And to me 100 years is long-term storage.

the most important thing we can do is advance the research on used nuclear fuel, on SMRs, on any other safety enhancements

Well, in the two plants I looked at, with respect to the dry casks, the casks at one plant were standing outside and the casks at the other plant were in a water-resistant building.

I rise today to reflect on the life and legacy of Geraldine Ferraro who lost her heroic battle with cancer on Saturday. Geraldine Ferraro was first elected to public office in 1978 to represent Queens in the U.S. House of Representatives…