John Shimkus actually said...

"People who try to hide problems or minimize their existence usually face a swifter and more ferocious corrective response from Congress and the public than if they had simply come clean."

"Further, cover-ups are the best hope of people who know they are in the wrong and the worst move for those who get found out."

"When problems are hid, you are going to face a swifter and more ferocious corrective response by Congress."

"Nothing in this report forecloses Yucca Mountain as a potential suitable site, correct?"