Political Quotes

“I am pleased to be a cosponsor of H.R. 5866, and I thank Chairman Gordon and Ranking Member Hall for their leadership on this legislation. Due to population and estimated economic growth over the next 25 years, the United States' demand for electricity is expected to rise by 30 percent. To meet rising demand for power for our homes and businesses, we need to expand our domestic and electricity production and create affordable, reliable electricity production in an environmentally responsible way. Nuclear power is the only way to do this. My home State of Illinois already leads the way, deriving half of its electricity from nuclear energy, but we need to do more to expand nuclear here and across the country. That is why I cosponsored this legislation which supports the development and deployment of small modular nuclear reactors and reauthorizes nuclear R&D activities at the Department of Energy. More importantly, H.R. 5866 extends and modifies R&D activities that promote advanced research to close the nuclear fuel cycle and recycle spent nuclear fuel.”