On the recordMay 17, 2012
I need to point out this is not an earmark. It has already been determined that this is not an earmark. This is a question of whether or not the United States of America is going to maintain its superiority as the world leader and protect our ability to provide for our nuclear security. The company in New Mexico, URENCO, is not an American-owned company. My colleague from Colorado has already made the comments very clearly. From the National Nuclear Security Administration, from the State Department, write on down the line, we are required to purchase these types of uranium-enriched products from a domestic, indigenous source. That's what this bill is about. I would be the first one to agree that everything that we're doing in this session of Congress has to do with trying to grow our economy and create jobs. This is one area where national security is concerned where I believe it takes preeminence. With that, I urge us to defeat this amendment.
