Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I want to say at the outset what a privilege it has been to work with the Senator from California over the last few years."

"You mean the material arrives, and within 6 years, it's in a dry cask, is that what you're saying?"

"If there were a private repository, not operated by the Department of Energy but licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that was willing to take your used fuel, would it be appropriate to use ..."

"So having a sustainable flow of dollars based upon a plan can help save money as well by speeding things up and avoiding the jerkiness of the process."