Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague. To my friends from Nevada, I, too, understand their issues of concern, and we look forward to working with them. To the Appropriations Committee, you have done great work. Mr. Chairman, there have been two laws passed: the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and the amendments offered in 1987. It is the law of the land. In fact, the Federal courts have ruled in favor of the law of the land. That is why we are where we are today. The gentlelady's amendment would say: take the money away for finishing the court-mandated scientific study. She even mentioned in her opening comments of the scientific research. The Federal courts have said: DOE--the Federal Government--finish the scientific study. Her amendment would take that money away. We are going to find out, through the scientific study, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is going to end up saying that this is the best place on the planet Earth for the long-term nuclear storage of waste. It is going to be safe for a million years, and that is going to come if we reject this amendment; but if we accept this amendment, it is their last chance to pull money away from finishing the court-mandated scientific study. That is what her amendment would do. I know my colleagues here don't believe that I am all science-based, but in this case, I am. We have an independent commission that is ready to finish its work and render a decision, and all we are asking is to let us do it.…”