That is good. That is encouraging. Thank you.

Hopefully, if we are vigilant, we are not going to have to close those drapes as they did over there.

before I say anything, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Senator Boxer, Senator Inhofe and to members of our staff and your staff for their hard work. This is good stuff. Thank you. I wish to take 1 minute or so to talk about an…

I would just welcome what you felt when you were in Japan in terms of the recognition of the work that we have done to help them.

So I just think we need to put this in a little bit of perspective, and I appreciate you helping us to do that.

I think it has been very positive.

One of the things that we are trying to do here is to learn from the disaster.

One of the virtues of nuclear power is that it doesn't emit sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, CO2, we don't have to worry about contributing to climate change or global warming.

I asked Chairman Jaczko if the day to day NRC staff work was being compromised with the staff working on the Fukushima recommendations.

One of the ways I like to close down a hearing like this is just to invite the witnesses sometimes to just offer a closing statement.

For me, it is very clear that we have to do everything in our power to make sure nothing like that ever happens in this country.

Like my colleagues here I believe and have for a long time believed that nuclear energy has to be an important component of our portfolio of sources of energy in this country done right.

Based on the continual information coming from Japan, how has the Commission ensured that the NRC will continue to evaluate and analyze that information so that it is incorporated into the current process?

I support not tens of billions to support the nuclear industry, but some support as appropriate.

the average American, it seems to me, expects the Government to keep them safe from disasters at nuclear power plants.

Think of the lives of people, where they live, 12 miles around, in a radius around Fukushima of 50 miles, their lives have been badly, badly disrupted and in many cases will be so for years.

I also think it is appropriate for us to support Federal investments for renewable energies.

Yes, I think that we did take too long. And when that issue first came before us, I expressed my opinion as to what I thought the timetable should be. My view did not predominate at that time. So yes, it was unacceptable.

All of the changes that are being contemplated by the Postal Service with regard to its facilities, with regard to its delivery speed, with regard to Saturday delivery and other issues are coming as a result, as we know, of serious…

Hopefully, he will have, if confirmed, a lot to do this year and some more to do after November.

I believe there is a four-prong test that the PRC would be responsible to review for anything that the Postal Service was to begin to offer under that.

These are challenging times for the Postal Service. Absent congressional action this year, that future will be dire.

I hope it is not too late when this happens. I do not think it will be.

the authority the Commission has to prevent closings is somewhat limited.

it is not enough for the Postal Service or for the Congress just to say cut, cut, cut. We have to find ways to grow some revenues, think outside the box.