Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"President Reagan signed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act into law and praised the bipartisan cooperation."

"Implementing the recommendations obviously will require legislation."

"Make no mistake: after seeing the nuclear crisis that threatened Japan this year, the American people want to know that their Government is doing everything in its power as promptly as can be done to ..."

"We need strong regulators who put the interest of the public above the interests of an industry and wake up every day looking for ways to make our country safer."