"If it is opened, it should be because Nevadans are willing to take the waste, not because 49 States have forced it on them."
"the history of radioactive waste management... has always been a mixture of politics and science."
"a decision was made basically to make the choice prior to the scientific work being completed."
"The decision to close Yucca Mountain was not driven by science, and it is a fiction to pretend that it was."
"Article entitled, 'State Policy Leads Beluga Team to Remove Alaska Scientists,' submitted for the record."
"Article entitled, 'Email Reveals State Dispute Over Polar Bear Listing,' submitted for the record."
"We must ensure that science drives our policy decisions regarding endangered species."
"As an engineer, I am very interested in this topic."
"Social Security is not a campaign promise. It is the real contract on America, and spoken with America."
"According to Mark Zandy, former Presidential candidates John McCain's economic advisor, the C.R. or 'so be it' spending bill would destroy some 700,000 jobs."
"Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke said yesterday that it would cost at least a couple of hundred thousand jobs, a number called 'not trivial.'"