Political Quotes

“I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 53, S. 99. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 99) to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy. (2) Highly enriched uranium.--The term ``highly enriched uranium'' means uranium enriched to 20 percent or greater in the isotope U-235. (3) Low enriched uranium.--The term ``low enriched uranium'' means uranium enriched to less than 20 percent in the isotope U-235. (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy. SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF DOMESTIC MEDICAL ISOTOPE SUPPLY.…”