[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            OPPOSE H.R. 1270

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, a letter circulated around Capitol Hill 
yesterday boasts that passing H.R. 1270 will save money. Mr. Speaker, 
if it were not for the severity of this issue, this letter would be 
laughable. This is yet another example of the nuclear industry 
distorting the truth. The truth is that H.R. 1270 will cost the 
American taxpayers $1.5 billion, that is with a ``B,'' over the next 5 
years. Contrast this with the cost of onsite storage and the taxpayers 
will save, even then, close to $1 billion over the next 5 years.
  Rather than have high level nuclear waste transported through 
communities across this country, we could use this money to decrease 
the deficit, provide more tax relief for the American taxpayers, 
improve our roads, hire more teachers, or put more police officers on 
the street.
  I urge my colleagues to get the facts. Do not be fooled by the 
nuclear industry. This is a bad bill. It is a bad bill for all 
Americans. Oppose H.R. 1270.

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