"I think we should treat it a lot differently with it. I am not interested in trying to pass this thing off--especially try to force it on the consumers if it is toxic."
"I am not sure I understand, since the concentration levels are quite similar between fly ash and asphalt, why we are singling out asphalt or singling out fly ash for this issue."
"I want to make sure that never happens again to another family in America."
"I am just struggling to understand why Appalachia. Why not Georgia? Why not Alabama? Why is it the Appalachia area is singled out for such high drug use, high painkiller use."
"In the Appalachian area of this country that has such a high prevalence of misuse, why is that occurring?"
"As a father of four and a grandfather of six, I see what they are going to be facing."
"I like the idea of having cars that have 60 miles, but that should be my choice as a consumer and not the Federal Government."
"Honestly, I tell you I can't find anything in here, in the Constitution, that allows us this right to tell the public or tell the manufacturers, can you share with me what section of the Constitution,..."
"I have had opportunities to talk to quite a few coal companies and they are not getting any subsidies."
"In light of what has happened in Japan, I assume the NRC still has the authority to grant the permits for continuing the design implementation of nuclear facility?"
"Given that this also is for budgeting, do you have some R&D money allocated for researching alternate uses for spent fuel rods?"