We asked for a study. We are talking about buying a new icebreaker.

Our country does need nuclear power--and the jobs, the energy security, and the environmental benefits it provides.

I will tell you that I am going to be watching the Commission and doing everything on the outside to promote the nuclear industry in this country.

I like to tell people nuclear is a three-fer: without it we will not be able to provide the reliable, base-load electricity our country demands.

I take great pride in the fact that this committee has transformed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into one of the best and most respected regulatory agencies in the world.

I take pride in the fact that this committee has transformed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into one of the best and most respected regulatory agencies in the world.

Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the Conrad-Gregg amendment. I believe the issues this amendment is designed to address--our national debt and deficits as far as the eye can see--are two of the most important…

Recently, on PBS's nightly business program, Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, who has been working on this problem for a dozen years, made a strong statement in support of a commission. I ask…

David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, former Comptroller General of the United States, has long advocated a special process to get our Nation's fiscal house in order. Mr. Walker has testified: Clearly…

What I would like to know is: What information did they have? Who made the decision?

I think is enhancing the security of the United States of America and also something that is extremely important to this country's public diplomacy relationships with many countries who are our friends.