Mike Simpson actually said...

"Because there are going to be efforts to defund it essentially in this appropriations cycle, I am pretty sure. Would that be a mistake?"

"This committee's desire to make sure that we have the trained nuclear experts in the future when that time comes."

"I have been reading several books, or maybe not several, but a few books on the threat to our grid and the infrastructure of our grid from EMPs and solar flares, those kind of things."

"The offices that you run are very, very important to the future of this country, so I appreciate it."