George Voinovich

And no NOx, SOx, mercury or the other ones.

If I listen to you, Mr. Gilbertson, and then Mr. Christian is talking about going forward...

The other thing is, it looks like we are going to have a continuing resolution that may not get done until February of next year.

What that will mean is that we will not compromise safety on that existing fleet.

We had a real problem at Davis-Besse in the State of Ohio.

We are spending a lot of time on oversight.

The Nuclear Energy Institute, NEI, really is concerned about safety.

Our constituents want us to lead this Country out of this crisis.

What we need is a rational attempt to create a bridge to a carbon-constrained world.

In this context, there is a growing realization that nuclear power must play an increasing role in our Country's energy mix.

I think it is much more than that. If you look at the numbers I used in my presentation, it is much greater than that in terms of the public health benefits that are derived as a result of the program.

I think that too many Americans are not aware of the fact that we have lost over 4,000 people in Iraq and that 30,000 of them have returned, and half of them are going to be disabled. I think it underscores that we need to be very…

I think it is overly aggressive, vastly outpacing what technology can provide and thus ensuring enormous economic pain on the country, and it is overly bureaucratic and cumbersome in its implementation, representing an unprecedented…

I am pleased that the report emphasizes environmental stewardship and recommends more State flexibility on funding efforts to improve our air quality.

We need to really emphasize how important it is that we develop the infrastructure of competitiveness, so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the same quality of life and standard of living that we have.

Investing in our Nation's transportation could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and move our sluggish economy down the road to recovery.

I think our failure to invest in the improvements necessary to keep pace with our growing population and increasing demands is one of the roadblocks standing in the way of moving our economy forward.

I believe that it's the government's role to provide funding for our nation's infrastructure so our businesses can compete in this global marketplace.

I thought the total funding levels were well below what was appropriate and necessary for the nation's infrastructure needs.

The average annual investment level needed to improve our highways and bridges would be $118.9 billion.

The average annual investment level necessary to just maintain the current condition and performance of highways and bridges would be $77.1 billion.

But I think there should be a unanimous crescendo that we need more money, federally and state-wide.

I think that it would be good for your organization to begin with saying that we need more money.

I would suggest that we--members of the Committee--and you, identify the various groups that have a stake in this.

The Underground Railroad is an educational cultural program that we have as a grant from the Department of Education for the purpose of making known to children all over America the history of the Underground Railroad and of the Civil War…