"The problem as I see it is that our nation's nuclear waste policy treats civilian nuclear waste and defense waste the same, with defense waste almost as an afterthought."
"It's been an excellent panel."
"It is unacceptable to me, and to the constituents I represent, for Hanford to be the de facto repository for 90 percent of the nation's high-level radioactive defense waste."
"Senator Kohl and I wrote to CMS about why it failed to meet the deadline."
"For the most part, I was very pleased with CMS' proposed rule."
"Not surprisingly, because it happens so often around this town, not only with CMS but with so many other bureaucracies, on the eve of the hearing CMS finally issued the proposed rule."
"I can assure you that storage on the banks of the Columbia River is not seen as a permanent solution in my part of the world."
"I think, as you and I have talked about, the question of taxation on the business side is absolutely crucial to doing tax reform right."
"I think you are not going to get relief to the overwhelming majority of Americans, and that was the linchpin in 1986."
"In our State, in our part of the world, it is absolutely essential that we get a long-term solution to the Klamath."
"I want to characterize this... as working for a long-term solution because when you are out listening... that is what they want."