As a result of our successful defense programs, and as contractual obligations to taxpayers and consumers who have invested billions of dollars and counting, we, as a Federal Government, have responsibilities to permanently dispose of nuclear waste.
Shimkus emphasizes the government's duty to manage nuclear waste disposal.
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