Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I've often said you should be made the Energy Secretary for life, or until Hanford is cleaned up, just so we don't continue to change horses in mid-stream."

"Our concerns about making sure we continue to get clean up done in a timely fashion is of critical importance, not just to the State of Washington, but to the Nation."

"this is about tax fairness and certainty."

"The fact that these States basically watch other States get a deduction that is about $236 billion on the tax rolls as far as deduction, and we are talking about $16 billion here, and we cannot get ce..."