[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT IS A BAD BILL

  (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, today this body will consider a bill that 
will mandate transportation of the world's deadliest material through 
nearly every community in this Nation. How can this bill that will send 
nuclear waste through our national parks, over our rivers, near schools 
meet the environmental standards of this country? The answer is simple. 
It cannot, it will not, it never will. H.R. 1270 ignores these 
requirements. This bill is in direct violation of the National 
Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, 
and the Safe Drinking Water Act, to name a few.
  Knowing of this bill's blatant disregard for the environmental 
safety, I offered an amendment before the Rules Committee that simply 
stated H.R. 1270 must comply with current environmental laws. It was 
rejected. It was rejected because if it was debated on this floor, it 
would pass. It was rejected because the nuclear power lobby spent $13 
million making sure the Members of this body who oppose this bill will 
never have a voice in opposition heard. Vote ``no'' on this bill.

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