George Voinovich

Well, as I say, it's a high priority, the money.

I was just shocked at what I got back from our friends about how badly we're thought of today in that part of the world.

I don't think we're doing the job we're supposed to be doing.

We passed legislation, which the President signed into law.

We have a situation, and now you've got the new prime minister of Kosovo, who may go to The Hague.

I'd like to publicly thank Secretary Powell and Secretary Armitage--and their team--for the outstanding job that they've done for this country during the last four years.

Are we going to prioritize, in terms of this nation, the money necessary, so that many of the questions that have been asked here at this table about what you are going to do in parts of the world can actually be done?

Today, anything that deals with the budget either coming out of the Governmental Affairs Committee or coming out of Budget has to be referred to the Governmental Affairs Committee and within 30 days some action has to be taken so there is…

I want to thank you very much. You have been very patient.

I challenge you. Could we sit down with them and say: 'Here is what you should do.'

Maybe we could get a little public/private partnership going here and come in and help them out with that.

Here are the problems.

I would be interested in working with the GAO and maybe getting input from you folks is: What is the standard is that we use to make sure that these things that have been long standing are taken care of?

What do we do with nuclear waste? We think that problem has been solved with Yucca Mountain and so forth.

The reason I am interested in this is because I support nuclear power.

But the fact of the matter is that you are not going to have more nuclear power until you resolve some issues.

But the fact of the matter is that if the public feels that these are fail-safe, that we have a responsible way of dealing with nuclear waste, you will be able to get the support that we need to move in that direction.

I am very interested in that. I have another hat and that is the Oversight of Government Management in the Federal Work Force.

Good. Dr. Jones, do not retire. We need you.

I would like to see it just to see where you are and where you think you need to go and what role you should be playing because you are interested in it and the university should be in it, as well as DoE.

I would welcome that from you.

If you will not do it, I will get legislation passed to get it done.

We should set some standards that are agreed upon, and then make sure that they are being upheld.

I want to know just exactly what you are doing.

Well, there is the other facility that Senator Carper mentioned where they missed a safety culture.