David Cay Johnston

Well, as of this moment, Donald Trump is out of business in New York because all of his business certificates, business licenses in effect have been cancelled.

Trump is just behaving lawlessly.

Donald has a long history of, you know, cheating, lying under oath, presenting false documents.

We need to have an independent look at Donald's finances.

The University of New Orleans has developed an entrepreneurship program designed not only to assist in the development of skills, but also to assist in the creating of individual, family, and small businesses in our inner cities. The two…

Nuclear waste traveling the country is, first of all, solid in form. It is sealed in a cask that, as I say, if you get a direct hit by something 30 times more powerful than an antitank weapon, what do you get? You get a third of an ounce…

The point is this, though: They have tested it with weapons 30 times bigger than antitank weapons with direct hits. That caused a breach. Only a third of an ounce comes out. There are many, many much more lucrative targets, by orders of…

The Nation has more than three decades of experience transporting both civilian and DOE-owned spent fuel. In 1997, 471 shipments were made, 444 of which were by truck. In the 1980's, 100 to 200 such shipments were typically made each year…

Then how in the world can the Senator say they are transferring the duty of disposing of nuclear waste from the Federal Government or the taxpayers and giving that to the utilities?

What is the difference in liability between having the duty to dispose of and in taking title?

The decision of the court of appeals makes clear that they have a vested right to the title passing as of the time that the nuclear repository is built and not until that time, but they have the duty to dispose of the waste January 31…

Thus, we hold that the Nuclear Waste Policy Act creates an obligation in DOE to start disposing of the spent nuclear fuel no later than January 31, 1998. Is there any disagreement with what I read in the decision?

And the Senator would not disagree you can't take away that right legislatively, can you?

Let us take this one at a time. You agree with me the Government has no right to take away vested rights, and would be liable for the violation?

I have not said the fund is sufficient. DOE has said the fund is sufficient. And many nuclear utilities do not believe it is sufficient. But the sufficiency of the fund has nothing to do with the damages to which a utility would be…

No, the Senator is wrong. First of all, damages would not be paid from the nuclear waste fund. Damages would have to be paid from the judgment fund, provided elsewhere.

The answer is, yes, these projects for biomass electric will be eligible, and the Department should give full consideration to these projects along with those mentioned in the committee report. These appear to be promising technologies…

We strongly oppose the Grams-McCain amendment and strongly support the Appalachian Regional Commission at this level. Mr. President, this has been an effective program to fight poverty in Appalachia. Appalachia is still one of the most…

I send a letter to the desk addressed to me dated today and signed by Terry R. Lash, Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, which details the principal arguments against terminating the advanced light water…

I simply rise in support of the position of the Senator from New Mexico. I was here several years ago speaking in favor of the continuation of the testing program, because I thought it was important for both reliability and safety. The…

On that point, how would my friend say that we should give that aid? What would be the method of helping them set up that legal system?

I understand. But after they made that decision and you say it is right then to help them set up a legal system, would you not use the American Bar Association and the International Law Institute, the United States-Vietnam Trade----

If my friend will yield, what Vietnam has said is that they are anxious to have this aid. I mean this legal help from the ABA and the International Law Institute. They are anxious to have this aid because they want to develop this system…

Is my friend saying he will not give aid to help them change the legal system until the legal system is already changed?