Joe Barton actually said...

I believe in states' rights. New York doesn't want to allow hydraulic fracturing, so they don't.

Barton emphasizes the importance of states' rights in energy policy decisions.

03/16/2015

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Where in the NWPA does it say that social public acceptance is a criteria?

Yucca Mountain is still the law of the land.

The NRC is supposed to serve as an independent watchdog which is driven by science, not politics.

Just remember, this is the Energy and Commerce Committee. No more shenanigans like you were trying earlier.