Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague for the time and just for having this national debate. The State of Illinois is a large State with a lot of nuclear power. We are very fortunate to have that, not only to have the power generated, but to have the jobs, high-paying jobs, to be located around our State and paying a lot of taxes to our local communities, our local schools, and the like. It would even be better if the Federal Government would keep its promise. Part of the movement to promote nuclear power was a promise by the Federal Government. In fact, they enforced a fee on those States that have nuclear power to go into a fund, the nuclear waste fund, to fund long-term geological storage. {time} 1845 Now, you might say: Why a long-term geological storage? Why a centralized location? Because the world community, the best scientists have determined that one repository, one location, is better than 104, not counting defense sites--one geological repository--in other words, someplace in the ground--is better than above ground--or in the case that you are particularly concerned about, next to Lake Michigan. That is not the only location that isn't what you would think would be some sensitive areas, whether it is large lakes, large rivers, flood plains, and the like. The world community, the scientists, have all said: let's get it all located in one place, and let's put it in long- term geological storage location.…”