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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
we have spent $15 billion and... trying to get value for the taxpayer dollars and the ratepayer dollars that have been spent on that facility.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton highlights the financial investment in Yucca Mountain and the need for accountability.

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