John Dingell

We just destroy the damn stuff. We don't reprocess it the way the French do but we dig holes that cost lots of money.

I don't care whether it is completed. Submit the darn thing to the committee and we will tell you what we think of it.

I am just a poor Polish lawyer from Detroit, but you have stated that DOE officials stated they have frequent meetings and focus groups to help guide the shutdown.

What does that come down to, Mr. Gaffigan?

I am deeply suspicious of what the Commission would do with broad authority to conduct incentive auctions.

It would be a wonderful opportunity for rascals and rascality.

It is clear that one of the side effects of this bill will be a race to the bottom, and insurance companies will be huddling up in the states with the most lenient regulations.

The problems with constructing a national interoperable public safety network are not new.

I can see that the insurance companies have been busy, and I can see they are looking forward to cutting a fat hog, which this bill will permit.

Allowing such a reckless piece of legislation to move forward would be a race to the bottom--for our health care system and for our nation's health.

I tend to believe that repealing these protections would enable the insurance companies to discourage or prevent those suffering from cancer or other illness from entering their pool.

The French have a great saying: The more things change, the more they are the same.

I happen to believe that H.R. 371 would increase the opportunity for rascality, particularly due to lack of enforcement authority and oversight tools.

Would you please provide this committee with a list of the Commission's decisions where the text of the decision was released more than 30 days after the Commission announced its decision?

It is very clear to anyone who looks at it that we can no longer kick the can down the road.

I am committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and I look forward to passing a solution to this problem again this Congress.

Each year since 2002, Congress has had to come in and at the eleventh hour prevent cuts to provider services and fees under Medicare.

I believe we have to change or repeal the seriously flawed SGR formula.

Can such efforts be improved or do you believe that the Congress should pass comprehensive security legislation?

Gentlemen, I understand that the comprehensive data security requirements do not at this time exist in the United States.

I remain troubled about the standstill over long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel.

We need to learn from events in Japan. That said, hysteria is both unwise and premature.

Do you believe the current industry efforts with respect to ensuring data security are sufficient? Yes or no.

It is important to review existing processes and procedures to identify lessons learned and to implement necessary improvement.

This is, in my mind, extraordinarily irresponsible.