"When I heard that, when the President said we are going to stop paying to clean up abandoned mines that have been cleaned up, I thought, 'hmmm.'"
"The elephant in the back of the room that nobody is willing to say is that a promise was made during the campaign to Senator Reid by then candidate Obama."
"Permanent disposal of high level nuclear waste has been an ongoing issue of this nation ever since World War II."
"I admire all of your testimony and the Secretary's also."
"I am very concerned about the administration's budget for proceeding with the licensing proposal."
"Finding a permanent solution to disposal of our nuclear waste has to be a critical part of our long term energy strategy."
"I would think that it would be more than just a presidential decision not to do it."
"But we have no alternative out there. The alternative is more studies."
"Should DOE be paying that instead of the Judgment Fund?"
"Abandoning Yucca Mountain is not a solution to nuclear waste disposal."
"What I am advocating for is a permanent geological repository."