John Barrasso actually said...

"This is an important recognition that the regulatory burden placed on these facilities is disproportionately high given how the NRC considers their operations to be 'low risk.'"

"I am a strong supporter of nuclear energy as a vital component of an all of the above approach to American energy."

"We need to use all of our energy resources to grow our economy and to keep energy prices low."

"So this is a rule that came out, not only late in the Obama Administration, actually after the election, after it was obvious that the election results were in."