"Waiting for a nuclear waste crisis is a recipe for disaster, and I'm glad that this subcommittee is here today to explore this issue further."
"I believe that safety needs to be the top priority in selecting a permanent site for our nuclear waste."
"the deal that was made was we paid the Federal Government to remove it, and it's not being removed."
"The U.S. Government created a nuclear waste problem 75 years ago, and we have a responsibility to finally clean it up."
"It would be almost impossible to find a dumber, more dangerous, more completely irresponsible place to dump nuclear waste than West Lake Landfill."
"And if you think this potential environmental disaster couldn't get any worse, you're wrong."
"I think over the years we have seen Republicans and Democrats agree that conserving America's ocean fish makes good economic and environmental sense."
"It is my hope that this Committee continues that tradition of bipartisan support for the MSA, and preserves its legacy of success by opposing any efforts to weaken the law."
"That is not the focus, at least, for right now."