Jeff Bingaman actually said...

Regrettably, we were not as successful as the Blue Ribbon Commission was in reaching a unanimous bipartisan consensus.

In conclusion, and as we said to this committee in February, the national interest demands that our nuclear waste program be fixed.

We commend you for your attention to the problem of chartering a new course for addressing this important problem.

The Blue Ribbon Commission was worthy of its name. It was made up of 15 highly distinguished individuals from academia, from industry, from ...