Lamar Alexander actually said...

"Our next generation of reactors will not likely be possible without government funding, research, and support at the outset."

"I would appreciate your taking back to the Secretary the suggestion of, number one, red teams, and number two, pilot programs and broad, bipartisan support for both these ideas."

"My point is the normal government way of solving problems takes a long time, but in those examples they were able to move quickly, like within two or three months."

"Why not ask the Secretary to appoint a red team, somebody who knows a lot about parks, conservation service, these programs, assemble a group of 12 or 15 people informally, to take a look at it and re..."