Many Americans believe that those of us here in Washington are not capable of doing the hard work we were hired to do.

In adversity lies opportunity.

We need to cut what we cannot afford and nurture an environment in which innovative and more cost effective technologies can be employed throughout our government.

I want to thank Senator Casey for really taking this issue on in a very responsible way.

Using diesel fluids for hydraulic fracturing in shale is subject to the Safe Drinking Water Act. It would be required to get a permit.

We have not had one single fatality related to a reactor in the last, well, in the history of those facilities.

We need to implore the Congress support the NRC, not only in these efforts but in implementing and ensuring that followup actions are taken.

I do think the plan is flexible enough, and certainly in the power of the Governor, that in the event that the circumstances go beyond that 10 miles, that we certainly could react to.

there is a responsibility for all of us to work together to make sure that we fully implement the lessons that we learn.

If we needed to expand it, we certainly could and would do that.

I just hope that you... will think about how it makes any sense to just keep on going unless there is major reinforcements.

I do believe the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone is the appropriate planning standard for us.

we need to improve program management in the government.

We need to be mindful of, to learn as much from this as we can, to make sure that kind of tragedy does not occur here or hopefully in any other country.

This is a pass/fail course.

Let me begin by saying my thoughts and prayers go out to all citizens of Japan, especially to the families of the thousands of disaster victims.

All right. Thank you.

I would not anticipate fuel damage after 48 hours.

everything I do I know I could do better. I think that is true for all of us and it remains true of the nuclear industry.

Thanks for saying that. Thank you.

We cannot reach a clean energy future without natural gas and without nuclear power.

how do we get better results for less money. That is really what we do. That is our bumper sticker--

I have not counted the number of times that 'cloud' has been used in our testimony or our responses to questions, but there are a lot of people who are following the hearing today have no idea what you are talking about.

Let us just not relent. Let us keep it going.

We need the natural gas, but we also need clean water.