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On the recordMarch 7, 2018
it has been the Senator from Idaho whose leadership has driven this bill forward more than anything else, and I express my great appreciation to him for the opportunity to work with him to accomplish this success. Like Senator Crapo, I want to recognize our colleagues in this effort, Senators Risch, Booker, Durbin, and Murkowski. I particularly thank Senator Murkowski because she is the chair of the Senate Energy Committee, and she and Senator Cantwell together cleared this bill, so we could bring it to the floor, and gave it the blessing of their committee. I also thank Senator Inhofe from Oklahoma, who has been a strong supporter of our efforts at nuclear modernization, and I ask unanimous consent that a U.S. News & World Report editorial, which Senator Crapo wrote with Senator Inhofe, Senator Booker, and me, be printed in the Record at the conclusion of my remarks. I thank Senator Alexander from Tennessee--the home of Oak Ridge, the other National Lab that focuses so much in this area--who has been a constant advocate and has been very interested in all things nuclear for a very long time.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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