On the recordMay 9, 2018
We had an administration that put a pause on that for about 8 years, and now we are ready to move forward again. We have got an administration that wants to fund the licensing process. I see my good friend from California (Ms. Matsui) is on the floor, and she has worked on interim; what do we do with the waste before we put it in the final repository? There are what I call dead plants--probably not the proper word--we have plants that are no longer generating electricity, but they have waste on site. Can't we consolidate those for the benefit of the Nation and get them away from some of our more pristine areas? The answer is ``yes.'' That is what we tried to with the bill. We are going to accept a couple amendments that have been brought forward by some Democrat colleagues on, I think, financing, or evaluation of the money and what do we do to the cities and how do we help them redevelop. And I will encourage my colleagues to support those when we have that debate. Mr. Speaker, I know it is not an easy process in the Rules Committee. This is a step to get it to the floor. I appreciate the kindness that was shown to me yesterday, and I look forward to joining with you all tomorrow.
