Dan Newhouse: “Simply put, the law of the land is that Yucca Mountain is this Nation's sole permanent repository for high-level waste.”

This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to.

This is about the House of Representatives, Congress and respecting the rules of decorum that we have.

It is a testament to the hard work of the committee and subcommittee leadership on both sides of the aisle and the dedicated staff that spent an untold amount of time to make this process work. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues…

This isn’t a political stunt. It truly is about standing for the integrity of the institution.