We seem to be spending a lot of money on cleanup and not advancing the cleanup agenda as much as everyone would like.

I represent South Carolina, and obviously Savannah River Site's a big issue for the State.

We made a bold decision at the time to leave some of this waste in the tank, save a lot of money.

H-Canyon, to me, is a national treasure.

If you close Yucca Mountain, which apparently is the game plan now, under the law that created Yucca Mountain, high-level defense waste would have priority.

But, it is a place you would send the materials.

We're way behind in construction there, and I know that's a different bailiwick.

The likelihood of fighting going up in Afghanistan this summer and spring is great, is that correct?

the President announced, and you testified, that this new strategy is designed to defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Iraq.

Thank you all for your service, particularly Admiral Olson and General Petraeus.

I think you're generally on target and want to give you all the support I can to continue to win this fight.

We need to find out as a Nation what to do with these folks because I think they're very dangerous just to let them go.