Mike Crapo actually said...

"This is a very critical issue to our country and to our people."

"We have abundant, affordable, reliable American energy. Let us use it rather than having a policy that means less affordable American energy."

"I do not think there is much debate among any of us here, on either side of the aisle, that our Nation is far too dependent on petroleum and carbon-based resources for our energy."

"But is there any reason why we should not count nuclear power in the base for those calculations?"