Jeff Bingaman

We appreciate the opportunity to comment on S. 1470 and while we do not support the designation of additional Wilderness in Montana, we do appreciate to opportunity to be involved in the discussion and the democratic process.

I support Senator Tester and Senator Baucus's willingness to carry the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in Congress.

The administration strongly supports S. 1787 and encourages Congress to move swiftly to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

I wanted to commend him - and Senator Baucus who is a cosponsor of the bill - for working so hard to try and resolve many longstanding contentious forest management and wilderness issues.

I'd like to briefly comment on S. 1787, which is a bill I introduced to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

This is a bill I introduced to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

I applaud your efforts associated with the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hearing on Small Modular Reactors.

Your recent sponsorship of the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, and the hearing you will hold on December 15 regarding S.2052 and S.2812, are important milestones for a technology that offers emissions-free, safe and economical energy.

Thank you and your colleague from Colorado, Senator Mark Udall, for your leadership in encouraging the development of modular, scalable nuclear reactor technology in the United States.

Today's hearing is to receive testimony on 2 bills, S. 2052, the new Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act which Senator Udall is the prime sponsor.

Also, S. 2812, the Nuclear Power 2021 Act, that's a bill that I introduced with Senator Murkowski and Senator Udall and Senator Pryor as co-sponsors.

I can say confidently that the Bingaman/Murkowski/Udall legislation represents a strong foundational effort to augment the Federal Government's role in U.S. modular reactor development in a way that furthers our environmental, foreign…

It's going to take nuclear to do it.

If Reclamation were given the authority to facilitate and expedite temporary transfers, including non-CVP water transfers, without the need to execute a temporary Warren Act Contract, one of the biggest impediments to water transfers…

I support the goals of H.R. 3276 to promote U.S. domestic production of medical isotopes and phase out the current process necessary to provide raw materials for the production of medical isotopes.

However, H.R. 3276 fails to address fundamental issues necessary to ensure that cancer patients moving forward are guaranteed to receive the medicine they need to diagnose and treat their illnesses.

Thus, any proposal to block the flow of raw materials currently needed to produce medical isotopes, as does H.R. 3276, represents a serious threat to the health and treatment of U.S. patients.

I know Senator Murkowski is on her way as well and will be here shortly.

If this bill becomes law, I hope that the department places an emphasis to work on the needs of industry to make this transition because, ultimately, it is the industry that will produce the isotopes that we need.

We must learn from their difficulties and maintain our focus on the demonstration of commercial-scale Mo-999 production

I thank Senator Bingaman and the committee for your continued leadership in supporting this legislation

Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Committee Members, thank you for the opportunity to testify

The National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) recognizes your leadership in developing the next generation of national energy policy.

I think Senator Murkowski is right, I mean, the goal here, is to raise the price of carbon.

I've long supported trying to put in place a cap-and-trade mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.