This is way too small. You are trying to put out a fire with a glass of water.

I would assume that for the mission of the United States military of defending our country, it would be preferable to be producing these biofuels on farms in the United States of America rather than importing from Saudi Arabia or other…

Some will say that is all very well and good, but it is more expensive.

It is enormously important issue.

I called for a moratorium on license renewals until we could examine what happened and implement reforms.

The Federal Government has picked winners and losers. The big winner is the nuclear power industry.

when we have a $15 trillion national debt, when our middle class is declining, when poverty is increasing... there is no end in sight [for taxpayer support for nuclear power].

I thank the chairman for her hard work and her success. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California is recognized. Amendment No. 1669, As Modified, Withdrawn

So why doesn't nuclear power go to Wall Street and the private sector and get that insurance?

99.9 percent safe is not good enough.

When do we get it off of the Government welfare programs? When does it begin to stand on its own?

I believe that every other State in the country has that right.

Do you think the Federal Government is going to be there another 60 years supporting these guys?

the future of nuclear power will 100 percent be determined by whether or not the taxpayers of this country continue to provide huge, huge financial support to the nuclear power industry for the indefinite future.

The NRC's job is safety--safety.

I wish to congratulate Chairman Boxer and Ranking Member Inhofe for all of their hard work on this very important bill. This legislation is a major step forward toward addressing the significant infrastructure needs of our country and…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Boxer. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think it was a disaster impacting their country.

I find it somewhat ironic that some of my friends on this committee express their distaste for loan guarantees and then tell us they want to build another 100 or 200 nuclear power plants in this country.

I happen to believe that global warming is very real. I think it is causing enormous problems to our planet today.

yes, we do pick winners and losers, and probably the great winner in terms of Federal subsidies is not only the nuclear industry, but the fossil fuel industry as well.

My only point on all this is I hear sustainable energy being attacked, and yet you have an entire major industry that people want to greatly expand, for better or for worse, which is totally dependent on the support of the Federal…

I would hope that some of my Republican friends would work with us on what we think is one of the major causes of the high price of gas right now; that is, speculation from Wall Street companies on the oil futures market.

I think sometimes if we hear discussion around here, the impression is that sustainable energy is just doing terrible.

the U.S. Government has picked as one of its winners a very, very risky industry called nuclear power