I was looking through the notes that I have been given by my staff before the hearing, and we had been advised that there was serious consideration given to placing in some Mississippi reservoirs a repository for nuclear waste.
Cochran discusses the consideration of nuclear waste storage in Mississippi.
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I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.
And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.
We appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.
Mr. Chairman, let me join you in congratulating our panel here and the participation you're bringing to this challenge.
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