Political Quotes

“a very sad and tragic thing happened today, and I think the American people need to know about it. But before I explain that in detail, I would like to give a little history regarding this occurrence. From the mid-1950s, there have been two facilities in this country that have produced enriched uranium, first of all for our nuclear arsenal and, more recently, for fuel for our nuclear power plants. Approximately 23 percent of our Nation's electricity is generated through nuclear power, and most of the fuel that generates that electricity is produced in these two domestic plants. A couple of years ago, this Congress and the administration unwisely decided to privatize this vital industry. At the time of privatization, the private company was obligated to continue to operate these two facilities through the year 2004. Today, this privatized company and their irresponsible and parasitic leadership and their board of directors decided to close one of those two facilities. I would like to share with my colleagues why that is so unwise and so unacceptable. We know what happens to our country when we are overly dependent upon foreign sources for energy. We see that in the high gas prices that we are all experiencing today. What will it be when 23 percent of the electricity in this country is dependent upon foreign sources?”