Cory Booker

When these sites are cleaned up, the opportunities flow for job creation, new tax revenues and most importantly, for healthier communities.

I think there is some idea in Washington that Congress should give more control of the Superfund Program to the States rather than keeping authority or control with the EPA.

Researchers at Princeton, MIT and Berkeley... found that babies born to mothers living within one mile of a Superfund site... had a 20 percent greater incident of being born with birth defects.

To see some of these sites go on for decades in the State of New Jersey, literally in 30 years, an entire generation has grown up in our State in and around these sites.

It really is a difference between life and death.

What was made crystal clear in the experiences we saw in my region... is how technology transitions can pretty significantly impact consumers.

I am concerned about that these communities are often the vulnerable populations and that they are often adversely affected by technology transitions.

OK. I am grateful. Thank you very much.

I don't want us to be doing conversions that are creating problems that we could be anticipating.

Senator, thank you for the question, and certainly NARUC would concur.

I can tell you stories about copper theft from my days as a mayor.

And maintaining that means maintaining the copper, correct? Or no?

But on the getting the technology to that end user, give me your sort of unbiased appreciation of the Universal Service Funds.

My concern, especially as we get into hurricane season again, is how do we--are we stress testing?

And is the shortfall--and again, I am just looking for action steps to address this...

what can we do--what should we be doing to ensure that reliable voice and broadband services are delivered to the public, regardless of economic background or geography?

Somebody want to--yes, Ms. Smith?

access to technology is, to me, a great democratizing force in our society.

I just think this is a critically important issue that we are discussing.

As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, I appreciate the opportunity to hear from all of the NRC Commissioners on this critical issue.

Given Rhode Island's exposure, I joined several of my Senate colleagues in asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate the NRC's oversight of emergency preparedness at and near our Nation's nuclear power plants.

To achieve the greenhouse reductions outlined in the President's Climate Action Plan, we need to explore all potential options and technologies for zero carbon base load power.

Boosting nuclear plant security will require taking advantage of innovative approaches.

I rise today to introduce the Freight Priorities Act, which takes an all-of-the-above approach to addressing our Nation's freight needs. We must improve the movement of freight and strengthen our economic competitiveness by examining a…

Safety for the American people is our No. 1 priority and it doesn't change whether a nuclear facility is fully operational or shut down.