Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. First, I want to commend you for your tireless efforts in fighting this dangerous storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. From your days as a leader as a State legislator to now as a Member of Congress, your unwavering commitment to this issue on behalf of the majority will of Nevadans who are opposed to dangerous storage of nuclear waste in our State--from our Governor, Republican Governor Brian Sandoval; our U.S. Senator, Republican Member, U.S. Senator Dean Heller; our majority leader, Senator Harry Reid--this is a State issue. The State is opposed to the storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. There are local counties that have different positions, but the State's position has been clear for decades that we do not want dangerous nuclear waste stored in our State. Ultimately, this threatens our State's health and our safety. It hurts our State's economy, not just gaming, but other areas. With one accident, it could devastate southern Nevada. The stakes are too high for our State to gamble with. While this is 90 miles away from Las Vegas, we have 40 million visitors that come to our community--2 million people that live there in southern Nevada. But we are a State that relies on tourism, and that industry would be destroyed by any complication with nuclear waste. People come to Vegas for the bright lights, not for radioactive glow.…”