Lamar Alexander actually said...

The obstacles here are the United States Congress and the President of the United States. That is us.

Alexander emphasizes Congress's role in nuclear waste management issues.

02/10/2015

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Congress doesn't matter to most of these environmental debates; it is all EPA and the courts.

Why wouldn't that be a better, more certain way to deal with this issue and maybe other issues?

If Congress in its wisdom had passed Senator Carper's and my bill in 2003 when we first introduced it, this would all have been done 4 or 5 ...

My passion for it does not equal hers because I do not think anyone's does, but it is right up there with hers.