Mike Simpson actually said...

"It is the preparation that we do today. It is the--not picking winners and losers from a political standpoint."

"I appreciate that. And I happen to be one that agrees with both interim and Yucca Mountain, that we need both of them."

"I happen to be one of those that think that you can do and we should do both interim storage as we are working towards standing Yucca Mountain back up and getting it operational and following the law."

"I think it is important for us to step back and look at the kind of the global aspect of--and I think it is so important for the Members of Congress to be substantially a part of this solution."