the issue for nuclear is that, because it does these good things, like reduce carbon and have reliability and be part of the diversity mix, it gets no credit for this in the marketplace.

There's never been a death at a nuclear power plant as a result of a reactor accident in the United States.

We cannot afford to take nuclear energy for granted.

Nuclear energy will play in our clean energy future.

Why would we do it? Because it makes no sense, from the standpoint of policy.

Yes, I do. And it's driven by people being concerned about carbon emissions and global warming, and common sense taking hold.

She openly admits that, at one time, as an active environmentalist, she was totally opposed to nuclear power.

The classic example of this is ObamaCare. It was pushed through on a partisan vote.

In the end, you have to pay the debt ceiling because otherwise the government can't function, and the effect of that would be catastrophic.

I would suggest that on issues that involve all Americans, where pretty much everybody is affected, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and tax reform, that if you push forward in a partisan way, at least 50 percent, maybe a little less…

Had it been actually a legislative vehicle versus a commission, we probably would be out of the woods right now on our deficit and debt issues.