Henry Waxman actually said...

The Commission was right to focus on completion of the safety and evaluation report as an important and achievable milestone.

Waxman supports the NRC's focus on completing the safety report before taking on additional work.

05/06/2014

More Henry Waxman Quotes

In April, Congress passed a continuing resolution that zeroed out funding for Yucca Mountain at DOE.

The Secretary of Energy determined that Yucca Mountain is not a workable option.

I believe they care deeply about the mission of the NRC and its role as an independent agency.

While some may disagree with Chairman Jaczko's decision to close down Yucca Mountain licensing review, it was hardly an arbitrary decision.