Political Quotes

“It is the government's fuel; it is the government's waste. You highlighted this earlier. When we don't have a long-term repository to take the spent nuclear fuel or the defense waste--mostly, the spent nuclear fuel--we have to pay the nuclear utilities to hold that spent fuel because we have an obligation by law to receive that. Even from a fiscal conservative position, we should be moving forward. We should get a return on the investment of 30 years and $15 billion, especially since the NRC has said this location is safe; but then we should relieve ourselves from having to pay the additional cost to utilities for holding the waste that we should be holding. I appreciate your leading this Special Order and, of course, again talking about the local issues that are very important in your district, but they are important in districts all around this country. Someone has to lead the charge and make that statement for the Federal Government to start doing what it is legally obligated to do. I am just happy to join you, and I thank you.”