People in Utah are very concerned about Quagga mussels and the impact that they will have as an invasive species in Lake Powell and other places.

We are not Uncle Sugar anymore. We are in a little different position.

Yet I believe we can provide EPA with the legal authority it needs to get CAIR up and running again.

I was the lead sponsor of the Clear Skies Act, and when that legislation stalled, I was supportive of the Administration's strategy to implement their policy by rule.

If we did something with the technology on modular nuclear, those might be some alternatives for those facilities?

A key aspect of it would be what kind of flexibility can you provide in the rules.

Do you think that it makes sense to pass 3-P legislation with strict targets and timetables while at the same time leaving in place many of the clean air regulations that will be imposed on power plants over the next decade?

Do you think as this legislation been drafted that you are going to see a lot more utilities shutting down and moving to natural gas?

So again, I say to my colleagues, let's work together on achieving the long sought goal of passing 3-P legislation.

The time for delay and inaction must end. We cannot wait another 20 years to change our clean air laws and save lives.

Our debt is out of control. It is not sustainable.

There is a lot of feeling in the country that we are going to have to rely upon the Russians to get up to the International Space Station.