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On the recordOctober 6, 2015
But, Congress being Congress, there is a lot of inertia, and there are some folks who may prefer what is now the worst and more expensive and slower option.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cooper comments on congressional resistance to adopting a more efficient plutonium disposal method.

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