John Barrasso actually said...

I want to commend Senators Bingaman and Feinstein and Murkowski for their leadership.

The issue of the storage of nuclear waste is vital to maintaining and expanding affordable nuclear power in the United States.

When I think about Yucca Mountain, we need affordable domestic energy. And we need it now.

I believe Yucca Mountain could be a key bridge to allowing nuclear energy to be a very viable part of America's energy mix.