I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Risch pertaining to the introduction of S. 1430 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

We go around the world criticizing other countries who don't obey their own laws that they're not nations of laws.

We have this law. I've read the report. The report is, as you suggest, or we're waiting for a stampede of people to show up.

But the question is what's the alternative?

Idaho has an agreement with the Department of Energy as a given date on which the material has to be moved.

H.R. 876 is an important issue in the State of Idaho.

At what point in time do we say, OK, there's nobody of interest. We're going to go back to the law.

Congress isn't very good at fixing mistakes that they make sometimes in a bill.

As you know when we talked I'm troubled by the fact that we have, we're a Nation of laws.

As of today the best people in the country, the people who are most knowledgeable about these issues believe that we can have a consent-driven approach.

First of all, I want to thank Senator Tester for his efforts on the Mount Jefferson bill.

the Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should comply with the law passed in 2002 approving Yucca Mountain as the repository site by completing the licensing process.