I think we need to go forward, but we can't go forward unless you have a new protocol and you have the people that you need.

I know Senator Voinovich has said it is one of his huge legacy issues.

Operation Streamline is a program where illegal immigrants are prosecuted and face jail time for crossing the border.

The other thing is that a lot of people are not aware that the industry itself is doing a lot more policing.

In other words, it is going to take that long for all that process to go through?

I would like to point out, if you are talking about safety, that we went through some really tough hearings back in 2002 because of what happened at Davis-Besse.

Many of us have legislation we have introduced to create a vehicle where that money would go and not go in the general fund that would deal with used fuel.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our country and also to not only create jobs but get back in the international marketplace.

I would like to publicly congratulate Senator Carper on doing an outstanding job as Chairman of this Subcommittee.

Every year, the Department of Energy is sued by the utilities, and they lose the lawsuits because they promised that they were going to find someplace to put the waste instead of putting it in dry storage.

the agency is actively preparing for the licensing and other regulatory work related to the advanced generation of reactors, such as the small modular reactor which Senator Voinovich referred to.

I want people to understand that things do happen to people when they don't do what they are supposed to do, and how you try to correct the situation.