Angie Craig: “I extend my thanks to the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee for the tremendous work he has done…”

“I extend my thanks to the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee for the tremendous work he has done, very successful work on S. 104. We have picked up votes. Today we had the votes in the Senate to override a Presidential veto, and we saw that action going on right here in the well. I appreciate the work my colleagues from Nevada have done. They have certainly maintained my respect for them and I hope likewise. But clearly this Nation needs a permanent repository, and S. 104 moves us in that direction. We will now move to the House. I think the value is that the administration now needs to clearly recognize that the Congress of the United States in a strong bipartisan way wants to resolve this issue and tell the American people it will honor its commitments and its contracts to resolve this major environmental issue.”