Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to reiterate my strong opposition to the House of Representatives' effort to restart licensing activities at Yucca Mountain and in particular the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, which passed the House just a few hours ago. This bill, which is a complete and total waste of taxpayer dollars, is dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate. Not only will I place a hold on the bill now that it has passed the House, I will also object to the motion to proceed to the bill. This vote today proves my point that I am the only person in Washington, DC, standing between a pristine, beautiful Nevada or a Nevada dripping with nuclear waste. As I have said in the past, I will continue to serve as a roadblock to every effort to make Nevada our Nation's nuclear waste dump. Despite the House of Representatives' repeated attempts to revive a failed project, I have been able to ensure that not a single dollar has been appropriated to restart licensing activities at Yucca Mountain. This vote is nothing but a failed exercise because as long as I am in the Senate, Yucca Mountain is dead. It is as simple as that. As I have previously said, under my watch, I will not let one more hard-earned taxpayer dollar go toward the failed Yucca Mountain project. My State refuses to serve as our Nation's nuclear waste dump.…”