Political Quotes

“In reclaiming my time, I thank the chairman, and I appreciate his visiting Hanford. I appreciate the distinguished ranking member of the subcommittee for visiting Hanford; and of course, I appreciate the ranking member of the full committee, who had had a great deal of interest on this issue prior to my even coming to Congress. I appreciate the work that the committee has done in the past, because this is a project that has legal requirements. In these difficult times, I am very pleased with the work that you have done. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $449,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, and not more than $150,000,000, to be derived from the barter, transfer, or sale of uranium authorized under section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10) or section 314 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-103), to remain available until expended: Provided, That proceeds from such barter, transfer, or sale of uranium in excess of such amount shall not be available until appropriated.…”