Joe Barton: “Does the President support new nuclear power plant construction in the United States?”

It is always good to have hearings like this to try to, through bipartisan basis, get facts on the table.

I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be used for maintenance of the facility.

Every now and then, we have a day when it reminds us why we ran for Congress. Today is one of those days.

I am grateful that that one did deliver.