Dianne Feinstein

I really think that is in the best interest of our democracy and our country.

Good. Good. I am happy to hear that. So other than us authorizing it, there is nothing else that is necessary from the Federal Government.

We cannot allow that to happen in this country.

How do you expect communities to support further license extensions given that you are now allowing plant owners to keep waste on site indefinitely?

We have none. Believe it or not, we came to agreement.

The NRC in its final rule digressed from 30 years of regulatory precedent by allowing licensing actions to proceed without concrete plans for a disposal site in the foreseeable future.

Of course, Senator Feinstein's passion and urgency for getting the nuclear waste out of the sites in California...

I do not think I ever had a better person to work with in the Senate than you.

What you are saying to me is there are no more things that you can pull out of your hat, essentially, because of the dismal lack of water.

Temperance Flat. Commissioner Lopez said the technical work is on track to be completed by July 2015. Will it stay on track?

I am deeply concerned, and given these conditions, ... is everything being done that can possibly be done now?

If you ask me what my number one issue is for the biggest State in the Union is, it is drought.

This is very important because there are a lot of people that know, who think that Sites may be the best alternative.

We have to get that $50 million for western drought, which does not only affect California, it affects all the States on the Colorado, too.

I authored two bills that were signed into law in 2006 and 2012 to provide law enforcement and prosecutors with additional tools to investigate illegal tunnel activity.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

This must be stopped.

We have to come together and prevent this from happening.

The question comes for the law enforcement element of the administration to really come forward and be supportive of this, because the National Rifle Association even opposes this.

In 2009, Attorney General Holder expressed the Obama administration's support for the legislation.

In 2007, the Bush administration's Justice Department drafted legislation to close what is a gap and prevent a known or suspected terrorist from buying a gun or explosive in this country.

In some areas like Los Angeles, even street gangs are running these trafficking rings.

In this country too, children 12, 13, and 14 are being trafficked.

Human trafficking is now the second largest criminal enterprise in the world. It is behind only the drug trade.

Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman. Director Comey, I want to thank you for the work your people do in counterterrorism.