[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 17 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   YUCCA MOUNTAIN MUST RECEIVE PERMIT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the President's Blue 
Ribbon Commission, which was tasked with making recommendations for 
dealing with our country's nuclear waste, recently issued their 
findings. After conducting a 2-year study, the commission discovered 
that measures must be taken to deal with nuclear waste currently and 
interim storage at 121 sites across the country. The editorial response 
by the Aiken Standard to this anemic obvious conclusion is summarized 
by one word: ``Duh.''
  We have known for decades that this waste must be properly dealt with 
and discarded in the proper setting. The scientific community has 
determined that Yucca Mountain is the ideal location for a safe 
national repository.
  The President and the liberal-controlled Senate must quit playing 
political games and allow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to finish 
analyzing the license permit. It's time to let science dictate policy, 
not politics.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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