But ultimately, if you have confidence in the new administration--and, frankly, I do not, but there are many on the majority's side that do--you should trust them to move the ball forward on a long-term nuclear waste repository.
Shimkus expresses skepticism about the new administration's ability to handle nuclear waste issues.
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