Wayne Allard: “I will address three main issues we left hanging last night. No. 1 is the proper classification of the wastesites in…”

“I will address three main issues we left hanging last night. No. 1 is the proper classification of the wastesites in Hanford in Washington, the Idaho site, and also Savannah River in South Carolina. This program that has been put in place is a waste and incidental reprocessing commonly referred to as WIR in this debate. First of all, I compliment Jesse Roberson with the Department of Energy. She was instrumental in getting Rocky Flats cleared up ahead of time. We are a little bit ahead of schedule. We are under budget. We have a huge savings in Rocky Flats because of a plan she put in place to accelerate cleanup, as much as $10 billion savings over time because of her plan she helped put in place, consulting with a lot of people in Rocky Flats. She had the capability of working with local elected officials, the employees, and with the congressional delegation to get things like that to happen. Obviously, everyone--the employees, the local leaders from those communities around Rocky Flats--played a role, but she was the focal point that made all that come together.”