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On the recordJune 15, 2011
It stands as a monument to bureaucratic waste of taxpayer dollars.
Said by
John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Barrasso describes the Yucca Mountain project as a failure due to political decisions.

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