Political Quotes

“Here we go again, voting on an appropriations package without funding Yucca Mountain because the Federal Government will not follow the law passed by Congress. It is the law of the land to store the Nation's nuclear waste in a long-term repository, and Yucca Mountain is the site that was chosen by the Federal Government to store that. Now, the government wants the American people to follow the mandates recommended by the CDC, but they won't follow a duly-passed law. Let's be clear: It doesn't matter whether the Republicans or the Democrats control the House of Representatives or the White House, the law is ignored because of the politics of Nevada. The terminology the other side uses, ``The science is settled,'' well, the science is settled with regard to Yucca Mountain. It was settled a long time ago. It is settled with reprocessing, too. But short of that, we need to do something with the waste that sits beside the pristine waters of Lake Erie, the Savannah River, Lake Keowee in my district, and waterways all across this great land. {time} 1145 I have got a question for my colleagues, Republican and Democrat: How much have the utility rate payers in your State forked out for nothing? Nothing. I can tell you, in South Carolina, it is over $3 billion. I can tell you that nationwide, it is about $40 billion. And, folks, we are not just talking about spent fuel, which sits at 121 sites in 39 States.…”