Political Quotes

“I say to my friend in response to the question, I had forgotten about this. I appreciate very much the Senator bringing it to my attention. The Senator knows during the past 10 years, we have heard in this body, and other places, dire pleas for emergency help; that you have to do something tomorrow. These are the perennial crying-wolf stories. That is why the technical review boards have said, ``Cool it.'' I guess they are saying leave it in the coolers, leave it in the cooling ponds. There is no reason to rush into this. The technical review boards commissioned by the Government consistently found there is no immediate reason for continuing with these continual cries for help. They are saying, slow down. There is no need or excuse for this bill. It threatens the health and safety of all Americans and is a reckless and unnecessary expense. Mr. President, the sponsors of this bill say one thing, and what I say to them is, if you really think there is a need for interim storage in the near term, then let's put this bill in committee and have a good hearing and try to make a determination why we are doing this. There is no reason for it. It is not fair, and certainly if you are going to do this on a fair basis to find the best site, we should remove from this legislation the site specificity. We must restore the environmental and safety provisions of the current law.”