On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
I think the American people have every right to be totally upset and irate about what has happened in this instance...
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congress.govI think the American people have every right to be totally upset and irate about what has happened in this instance...
Hamilton argues that the public is justified in their anger over the Yucca Mountain project failures.
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