There's a lot of temptation sitting at this seat to make a lot of decisions, but the biggest temptation is this muffin that's sitting right here in front of me.
They do know this, that if communities don't have broadband, the people will leave, and that has been a concern for the rural portions of ou...
So I have legislation I'm working on with the Chairman that will streamline the Federal permitting process.
It is time to move past failed proposals of the past and look for solutions to the future.
Since 1987, Yucca Mountain's Nuclear Waste Repository has been a thorn in Nevada's side.
Identifying communities that are willing to host for long-term repositories, rather than forcing it upon States, is the only viable solution...
My position remains the same. It is that Yucca Mountain is dead.
All we are trying to do is align the disclosure requirements with global standards so that our domestic mines have economic competitiveness.
The earlier you get there, first of all, the less damage, but the larger the chance of restoring these individuals that have been defrauded.
I think Senator Kennedy talked about a few of them, and my colleague from Indiana talked about a few of them.
You can imagine a city like Las Vegas, I believe it is some $60 billion or 13 percent of the GDP for the state just in convention business.