To demonstrate, Mr. President, the fact this is a serious problem for many States, I ask the chairman of the Energy Committee, is it true that many States, such as Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, South Carolina, Illinois, New Hampshire and Virginia, generate between 80 percent to approximately 50 percent of the energy needed by their States through nuclear power?
Discussing the reliance of various states on nuclear power for energy generation.
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