John Shimkus actually said...

"It demonstrates that DOE can safely build--through this report, DOE says it can safely build and operate the repository in compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission."

"The importance of this is that the DOE and our labs have done the scientific analysis and more ologists than I even knew existed from volcanologists to hydrologists."

"Yes. By deploying technologies that reduce the CO2 output from fossil energy: high-efficiency/low-emissions technologies."

"I believe this subcommittee will be served by your leadership."