"I feel they should, we would have a little more clarity and a little more strength."
"It is unfortunate that you have been part of an administration that is not enforcing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act."
"The Nuclear Policy Act is a conjunction of both spent fuel and defense waste. There is no bifurcation of where nuclear waste goes."
"I wish, for the sake of the republic, that the administration would abide by the law."
"I really appreciate Ranking Member Pallone's comments, because I do have frustrations with that and elder law attorneys who try to find these ways to protect assets when those assets should be used."
"And that makes it mandatory because they are entitled to the coverage."
"part of the national debt is our promises to pay entitled people with mandatory spending."
"the intent of the legislation in the 2005 energy bill was to set a new threshold for a dollar amount when the Commission should be involved."
"Well, thank you. Because as you know, Ranking Member Eshoo and I, we have been really focused on the PSAPs' evolution over the time and I am sure we will be looking at it closely to make sure that we ..."
"The courts found DOE's required financial projections absolutely useless, and based on pie-in-the-sky analysis."
"Budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama's legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain."