"the Administration has--for I think political reasons--determined that Yucca is not a workable option."
"safe and permanent storage of high-level and spent nuclear fuel waste is a critical element to our long-term energy strategy."
"I don't believe we can learn more about nuclear waste storage that we don't already know."
"That 400 billion isn't going to the bottom line to the taxpayer, it is going to create a new benefit."
"we are raising taxes on businesses, we are raising tax rates on small businesses, we are raising taxes on capital"
"But we are leapfrogging the facts before us, which is how do we achieve that?"
"CBO is warning. They are telling us our deficit path is unsustainable."
"Congress is a legislative body, and it is not enough for us to assume that health care reform will have a positive effect."
"I think we all agree with these conclusions. That is really not the issue here."
"What I am more concerned about is how we slow the growth rate."
"Our economic future hinges on the results of this debate."