Bobby Rush actually said...

"I also would like to continue to engage your office on this issue to make sure that nuclear power is appropriately valued, due to its carbon-neutral emissions, in any kind of rule that is proposed."

"nuclear power must play a vital role in the Clean Power Plan, in that it allows States to provide zero emissions-based loan power generation that is affordable, safe, and reliable."

"the goal of the Clean Power Plan is to reduce carbon emissions, while also ensuring that States can continue to provide reasonably priced safe, reliable electricity to its consumers."

"the finalized rule gives new credit to all zero emission sources of energy, which not only includes renewables such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal, all of which I fully support, but also nuclea..."