Political Quotes

“to sum up this issue, first and foremost, I think we need to understand that most other States have already entered into compacts that have been ratified by the Congress. In fact, 41 States already have compacts. The same compact that we are asking for support here in the U.S. Senate has been already adopted by the House of Representatives by an overwhelming margin. It has been supported by the conferees of both the House and the Senate. I urge my colleagues to support this conference report that allows these three States to enter into a compact that is consistent with the mandates of the laws that have been passed by the Congress both in 1980, with the original act instructing the States that they must make decisions with respect to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, and consistent with the amendments to that act in 1985. This compact is in keeping with the spirit and intent of those thoughts.”