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Dick Durbin: “So, if I can for a second, but correct me if I'm wrong, I understood, during the debate on Yucca Mountain that it was…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
So, if I can for a second, but correct me if I'm wrong, I understood, during the debate on Yucca Mountain that it was agreed that the ultimate responsibility for storing this nuclear waste was to be borne by the government taxpayers.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes government responsibility for nuclear waste storage costs.

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