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John Shimkus: “The previous administration terminated, and I would say illegally, DOE's Yucca Mountain program.”

On the recordApril 25, 2017
The previous administration terminated, and I would say illegally, DOE's Yucca Mountain program.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus criticizes the previous administration for halting the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste program.

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