George Voinovich

I think it is real important that people understand that we are pretty sincere about what we are doing.

If I were somebody out there today, I would invest in solar and wind power because of the subsidies that are coming out of the Federal Government in that regard.

Do you believe that we should go forward with a nuclear renaissance? Do you believe that nuclear energy is something that we should increase in this Country in terms of baseload generation?

I think the only thing that the industry is concerned about is the issue of loan guarantees that would be necessary to go forward.

One of the things that we try to concentrate on during the last number of years is human capital.

I still think, and it is a complaint I have, is that you are not doing a good enough job getting information out there in the country.

They now look at safety culture as part of their reactor oversight process, which they didn't before.

I think sometimes people think that the oversight that is getting done by Congress is done at these hearings.

I have to tell you that Senator Carper and I have worked very, very hard to create an environment there where they can replace their people.

I would be remiss if I didn't say a few words on the Davis-Besse incident, because that facility is located in the State of Ohio.

I think it is important for everyone to understand that not only has this Committee, Subcommittee, had 20 hearings in 8 years.

We are trying to launch the nuclear renaissance in this country.

In terms of, you know, terrorist attack, you hear that. Oh my goodness, if something happens there that, you know, we will have calamity.

How about the whole issue of the nuclear waste that we are generating, and the fact that we continue to have it located in dry and wet storage, and people are concerned about that all over the Country?

Nuclear power is not to be feared, but to be respected.

In Ohio, we have $2.7 billion worth of highway projects that are shovel-ready, but we only have $1 billion available in stimulus funds.

I think unless you, on the national level, through OMB, or through other agencies, basically say to folks, look, get it on the street--

If it was not for the money they got there, a lot of them would be in terrible shape.

I have never seen such anxiety in this country as I do today. We need to restore people's faith in the future.

You ought to do an inventory of how many reports everybody is going to have to do.

Mr. Nabors, have you talked to OPM about that? Have you done an inventory of all the departments and what they are going to need?

Mr. Chairman, we may not even have to have a hearing. Maybe we could just have them in your office and have them come in and tell us what they are doing and then say, come back to us in 6 months and then we will have a hearing and tell us…

Mr. Chairman, I am out of time, but I would like to suggest that maybe we ask this group of people here to start and come back to us maybe in a month or 2 months with a plan of how people are going to get together and hear from the folks…

I am planning on introducing legislation to provide additional scholarships to students in exchange for public service.

This is a big crisis, this is probably one of the biggest crises we have today in the Federal Government.