Tom Carper actually said...

"I want to thank you both for that joint testimony."

"The overall record of DOE and of the Federal Government as a whole has not inspired confidence or trust in our nation's nuclear waste management program."

"The status quo is not acceptable, and we have to be smarter than this."

"Many of the issues that arise along the way, what happened in the Waste Isolation Pilot Project was local people and State people were very worried about the safety issues."