"Yucca Mountain is the law of the land."
"If the gentleman would yield. And to the members of the panel, you better take the questions seriously because he is asking a question why didn't you comply with the law?"
"And I am talking about oversight by the legislative branch over the executive branch and independent agencies."
"In that way, the NRC keeps the public informed of the agency's regulatory licensing and oversight activities, which you stated earlier."
"Your answer to his question was no, that it was not science-based, it was a politically based decision."
"We are supposed to be on the same side. It is the side of the American people."
"I hope that you understand something and that you have seen the resolve of this committee to hold your agency accountable to the American people and to the laws that have been duly passed by this Cong..."
"We are going to hold you accountable. I hope that is clear."
"You talk bipartisanship, 4 to 1 by this chamber in the House 3 consecutive years in a row in supporting Yucca Mountain."
"When you walk away from a long-term geological storage, you upset the whole Waste Confidence Rule."
"Yes, and if the gentlelady would yield, we currently have a law to deal with that and we are just trying to enforce the administration to comply with the law."