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Harry Reid: “Absolutely right. In preparation for a permanent repository. And that is why I say to my friend from Nevada and everyone…”

On the recordApril 10, 1997
Absolutely right. In preparation for a permanent repository. And that is why I say to my friend from Nevada and everyone else, this is not a Nevada-only issue. We are here espousing what we feel is appropriate to protect the State of Nevada. But that is only secondary to the issues that affect this whole country and that is why the Baptist Ministries, the United Transportation Union and the people from Missouri--and I only picked a few of the letters. As you know, there are several hundred organizations that we know of--oppose this legislation, which is so unsafe for the environment and so unnecessary, and only being driven by the gluttonous utilities of this country.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing opposition to legislation regarding environmental safety and its national implications.

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