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On the recordJune 6, 2012
In the proposal in the Appropriations bill, of course, any site that is chosen, even as a pilot site, would have to be approved by the Congress.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander emphasizes the need for Congressional approval for any chosen nuclear waste site.

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