Political Quotes

“The current law has health, safety and environmental safeguards to protect our citizenry from risks involved in moving and disposing of high-level nuclear waste. S. 1936 would effectively end the work on a permanent repository and abandon the health, safety and environmental protection our citizens deserve. I am not talking about just Nevada citizens; I am talking about citizens of this country. It would create an unneeded and costly interim storage facility. It would expose the Government and its citizens to needless financial risk. So, Mr. President, why are we here addressing this issue instead of issues that need attention, actions that will improve the condition of the average American, instead of this bill, which will only improve the bottom line of the nuclear power industry, at best? We are here because the nuclear industry wants to transfer their risks, their responsibilities, and their legitimate business expenses to the American taxpayer. This has been their agenda for almost two decades. They think that now is the time to close the deal.”