Dianne Feinstein

I cannot express too strongly how serious this drought is for California.

That will require $118 million just to complete the inventory.

This is a law. It is not 'may complete.' It is 'shall complete.'

I would like to work with you on it, if I may, because San Bernardino is at a loss of where they are going to get the money to buy some of the materials, law enforcement materials, they need.

It is just something that I do not think this country can countenance.

But we do need strong enforcement, and we do need to say to people who buy young children and do these things that you are going to be arrested and you are going to be booked and you are going to jail for it.

I think in cases of terrorism, it would be helpful to local communities if there were a one-stop shop of sorts at the Department of Justice where communities could go to understand all of the resources available and how to apply with them.

I think the Senate really stands as unanimously as we ever get to counter this.

I think a greater emphasis has to be placed on demand.

$3.2 billion in deferred maintenance of facilities, a huge sum, I don't think I need to say that.

I don't belittle people.

Somehow I think we lose our moral authority when we build new nuclear weapons.

When can we expect to see a budget amendment from the department proposing that sale?

I do not know why we need to participate, candidly. If we continue to do so, the costs are huge.

We want to make sure that hard-earned taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that these projects are on time and on budget.

If there is going to be a future, a real future for nuclear, there has to be a place to put the waste.

Every time we have some hope for a new nuclear waste facility, something stops it.

You've said the Dilute and Disposal alternative will cost less, actually a lot less, and get the material out of South Carolina much sooner than if we continue to fund MOX.

I was here when Pete Domenici was on the committee and opposed this. We voted for it.

If you can do it, why not go ahead and do it?

Well, let me--what are your estimates? How--the $3.2 billion in deferred maintenance, did you have specific plans for meeting that, or are you just going to ignore it?

I think it was in Prague in 2009 that President Obama committed to locking down all vulnerable nuclear materials in 4 years. That time has passed.

We want to make sure hard-earned taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and that these projects are on time and on budget.

We said the project had to be completed by 2025 with a cost no greater than $6.5 billion.

If it is not going to reach its goal, which I understand it may never be able to produce fusion.