I thank my colleagues from South Carolina for raising this very important issue. I also want to commend my colleague from Colorado for working with senators from South Carolina on this matter. As the chairman of the Strategic Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee, I am very interested in ensuring that DOE sites are closed in a timely manner and that the waste is treated and disposed of properly. I want to assure my colleagues that the Strategic Subcommittee will carefully examine this issue as the Senate Armed Services Committee considers the Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Authorization bill.
Jack Reed: “I thank my colleagues from South Carolina for raising this very important issue. I also want to commend my colleague…”
On the recordJuly 19, 2001
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Discussing the importance of timely closure and waste management at DOE sites during Senate debate.
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