Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"There's a need for a mechanism to ensure that the temporary storage facility does not take the place of a long term repository."

"We believe the bill that Senator Bingaman has prepared represents a very useful starting point for an important discussion."

"I think there's an agreement that we need a permanent geologic repository."

"The understanding that the polluter pays the bill for the contamination it creates is properly embedded in S. 3469."