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On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
We need to heed the advice of the Blue Ribbon Commission: adopt a new consent-based approach to tackling the Nation's nuclear waste problem.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman emphasizes the need for a new approach to nuclear waste management.

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