Dianne Feinstein

I think it is important that we recognize children as victims and not criminals.

It needs to be stopped and you have to curb the demand and we have learned that with drugs.

I think you have been very eloquent and very correct, and that is where I am.

As long as you have people being able to purvey and not be penalized for it, it seems to me you cannot stop the industry.

Any man that purchases a 12-year-old girl, in my view, ought to go to prison.

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.

We also introduced bipartisan legislation yesterday with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Maria Cantwell to create both temporary and permanent storage sites for nuclear waste.

After years of delay, Yucca Mountain can and should be part of the solution to our nuclear waste stalemate.

I plan to work with our Republican majority, and I hope the President and Senate Democrats who share the same concerns, to make the tough choices so we can pass a real plan to fix the long-term debt.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I wanted to spend a few minutes on the National Ignition Facility at Livermore.

Thanks very much. I hope to cover two subjects in my 5 minutes.

Do you evaluate a potential terrorist attack on the facility?

Well, in one case I think there was a small--very small radioactive leak. This is why I am concerned about the underground SMRs.

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

The Federal Government is responsible for disposing of that. It has failed in its responsibility even though the rate payers have deposited billions to pay for it.

Governing is about setting priorities, and given our fiscal constraints, especially on non-defense spending, we are going to have to make some tough decisions this year to make sure the highest priorities are funded.

The only coalition strike option in the fight against ISIL militants, for 54 days executing 20 to 30 sorties each day.

As Senator Feinstein noted in her opening match for marks, it's showing an increase.

I don't want to see us look back on this as we have looked back on one other project and say, well $600 million has been wasted.

Thanks very much. I wanted to ask about the mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility.

Among the capabilities that the NIF brings to stockpile stewardship, which is its primary mission, is the ability to study materials compressed to extremely high pressures.

Well, my number is wrong. I said $186 million. It's $195 million?

I very much appreciate the fact, Dr. Cook, that you're looking at it.

I am delighted that we have finally introduced a waste policy act bill for our country, which has no waste policy that we know of.