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On the recordDecember 8, 2011
If the gentleman would grant me just a moment. When you said there's a mountain in the desert, or there's I think 131 locations as it exists today, I can tell you I have four of those locations in the 11th District in Illinois. I believe nuclear power is safe, effective, cheap, efficient. But right now there's four nuclear storage waste facilities in the district. That's by the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie. That's by populated areas and towns. There are a lot of big issues going on in Washington, and this probably isn't at the top of people's priorities, but I would encourage anybody that's watching us right now who sees their senator's name on that board you had up earlier and says, Hey, my senator is a ``yea,'' call and say, Thank you. Encourage that senator if they're unsure. If they have the three yellow question marks, probably call that senator and say, Hey, I really would like to get you onboard with safe nuclear storage. And if they're a ``nay,'' please call them twice. Because we react to what we hear. And if the American people want safe storage-- and I know they do--then this is the right alternative.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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