[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE MOX PROGRAM

  (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, during my service, I have 
worked with my colleagues from South Carolina and Georgia, especially 
Gresham Barrett and Charlie Norwood and our four U.S. Senators, to 
ensure a mixed oxide facility is built at the Savannah River Site. Two 
weeks ago, we were grateful when 396 Members of Congress voted for the 
defense authorization bill and approved a measure which funds and 
delinks the U.S.-Russia MOX programs.
  After celebrating this tremendous victory, we were extremely 
disappointed to learn that there is an effort to eliminate all funding 
for the MOX program. While I respect my colleagues, I strongly disagree 
with their decision and will continue to fight for this critical 
funding to be restored in the coming weeks.
  I believe the MOX program is the most viable way for America to 
reduce its excess plutonium supply, and we must move forward with our 
nonproliferation commitments as we end future storage in South 
Carolina.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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