As Chairman of the Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee ensuring that the nuclear power industry functions safely is a top priority of mine.

What we can't afford are mistakes that will derail this renaissance in nuclear power.

I will certainly do if I am confirmed is to make that point very clearly to people operating nuclear power plants that it isn't the point that it is not hurting anyone.

one foot on the accelerator and one foot on the brake pedal

I think Senator Alexander has already said this in so many words, but just in the last several weeks to have heard what the President said on the floor of the House of Representatives in the State of the Union address, the importance of…

Well, what should we do about that?

And in return for that, the Federal Government gets less expensive electricity.

Am I missing something? Do you think Federal agencies should adopt advanced metering as a technology with a relatively quick payback period?

I like to say that sometimes people would rather see a sermon than hear one, and I think in a number of respects, the Postal Service has shown us a sermon, really by your behavior, and I just applaud you for that.

I understand that the power purchase agreements allow the private sector to economically make use of military land to build solar-powered generators.

In about 4 hours and 45 minutes, my colleagues and I will be over in the House of Representatives, and we will be hearing from the President.