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on such a beautiful sunny day here in the Nation's Capitol, do we not think it might be refreshing to once in a while have a drink from a glass of cool refreshing water? Would we trust that water if it was from a well in southern Nevada 20…
today, I come to the well of the House to discuss the risk of storing high-level deadly nuclear waste in a hole in the Nevada desert called Yucca Mountain. Mr. Speaker, this will be the first gelogic repository for high-level nuclear…
this morning our Nation witnessed yet another tragic train accident. A commuter train collided with a freight train in southern California with at least one dead and hundreds injured. This latest accident follows two other serious train…
Nevada's nickname may be the Silver State, but our State is diverse and has a wealth of many minerals, including many precious metals like gold, silver and platinum. In fact, only two countries in the world are ahead of Nevada in total…
this morning I joined with hundreds of Americans opposed to the idea of shipping high-level nuclear waste across the entire country to a geologically unstable site in a Nevada desert. Scientific evidence continues to mount showing that…
Once again, Mr. Speaker, April 15, tax day, is just a weekend away; and too many Americans spend too much time and too much money preparing and paying their taxes. The estimated preparation time for an IRS 1040 form now is right at 13…
today I rise to share with you some disturbing numbers regarding the shipping of high-level nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, Nevada. First, let me tell you it will take over 96,000 truck and rail shipments for this material to get there…
H.R. 2937 is a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public lands in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a public shooting range. This legislation enjoys strong bipartisan and bicameral support from our Nevada delegation. Nevada…
Yesterday Nevada made history. History, Mr. Speaker, because Nevada's Governor, Kenny Guinn, vetoed a Presidential decision, a decision to ship nuclear waste to the State of Nevada. Almost 2 decades ago when Nevada was given the right to…
the nuclear industry lobbyists are trying to simply pull the wool over our eyes. As well as most Members of Congress and the American people, we are gullible to some of their ludicrous remarks. They want us to believe that by supporting…
last Monday this Nation recognized the 6- month anniversary of the terrorist attacks which claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Americans. Now, as a Nation, we are in the middle of a war to root out the culprits of the September 11…
how much more simply can I say it, that shipping nuclear waste back and forth across this country 96,000 times is simply unsafe. Sure, proponents of the Yucca Mountain Project would say that some 3,000 shipments have already been made to…
proponents of transporting 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain proclaim that terrorists will have a more difficult time committing an act of terrorism at one singular site as opposed to 131 commercial nuclear reactors…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the 50th wedding anniversary of former President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan, a half a century of commitment not just to themselves and to each other but a commitment to the American people. Mr…
yesterday in the Washington Post John W. Bartlett, an engineer who headed the Yucca Mountain project for the DOE from 1990 to 1993 stated: ``The rock formations were found to be far inferior to that originally expected in terms of…
Today, our 40th President, Ronald Reagan, is celebrating his 91st birthday. I want to wish this Great American a peaceful birthday and to thank him for his leadership which has endured well beyond his years in the White House. Ronald…
It brings me a great deal of pleasure to offer my full support of this legislation here that is before us today, S. 737. As you know, this legislation, as has been described, will designate a facility of the United States Postal Service…
last week the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board joined an ever-expanding list of independent experts who are criticizing the science being touted by the Department of Energy regarding the Yucca Mountain Project. In its report the board…
imagine if you were participating in an Olympic event and you were winning the race and suddenly the Olympic Committee came along and changed the rules because they did not want you to win. You would be outraged. Well, yesterday the…
Well, here we go again. Last week, the Department of Energy changed the ground rules once again for judging the suitability of Yucca Mountain. How convenient for them to change the guidelines after scientists began to conclude the natural…
more than a month ago this House passed a much-needed economic stimulus package; but, unfortunately, America waits. American families have been waiting for the Democratic leadership in the other body to act; waiting for the relief to spur…
much debate has occurred recently on President Bush's decision to utilize military tribunals to hold all terrorists responsible for their actions. I come to the floor to state my whole-hearted support for his decision. Let us get one thing…
since September 11, all Americans have witnessed our intelligence community at its best. We have witnessed their loss, our first combat loss of an American hero in our war against terrorism, CIA agent Johnny ``Mike'' Spann. We must provide…
here we go again. The General Accounting Office, a nonpartisan congressional investigative agency, is calling on the President and the Department of Energy to indefinitely postpone its decision on whether to build a huge permanent…
I am happy to be here today to come to the floor of the House to join with my colleagues in the House to commemorate the life and work of a dear friend, the strong and vibrant Maureen Reagan. The numerous contributions that Maureen made to…
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