(the) President-elect reiterated his promise to work with me to prevent the dump from ever being built. The first step is to make even deeper budget cuts this year than I have already been able to make in the past. Yucca Mountain was a dangerous proposition from the start and I am very pleased that President-elect Obama shares my commitment to come up with a more responsible solution to our nation's nuclear waste challenges.
Reid emphasizes opposition to Yucca Mountain and commitment to find better nuclear waste solutions.
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