Frank Riggs: “I just want to join with all of our colleagues in the accolades that have preceded me in thanking the gentleman from…”

“I just want to join with all of our colleagues in the accolades that have preceded me in thanking the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Myers] and the distinguished former chairman and now ranking member, the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Bevill], not just for their tremendous work on this bill, but for their many years of extraordinary service to the House and to our country. I think I speak for all our colleagues in saying that their collective wisdom and experience will be sorely missed in this House and am wishing them well in all their future endeavors. ... It is sort of like a ticking time bomb that gets more serious with every passing day. One in three diagnostic medical tests today uses radioactive materials. Eighty percent of all drugs are developed using some radioactive materials. Critical research on AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis could not take place without radioactive materials. These benefits to society, though, come at a cost. We need responsible disposal sites for the waste that is generated by these activities.”