[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2306]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       MOX ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

  (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, last year, the Mixed Oxide 
Fuel Fabrication Facility--MOX--at the Savannah River Site was 
adequately funded to continue to the completion of its vital missions 
of converting weapons-grade plutonium into fuel.
  A recent Augusta Chronicle editorial urges Congress to prioritize the 
MOX project and to increase its funding. The administration allocated 
$345 million in the President's budget, and it is my hope that Congress 
will further strengthen that number. This essential facility will allow 
the United States to honor its international nonproliferation 
obligations with the Russian Federation while, at the same time, 
supporting environmental cleanup.
  I look forward to continuing working with Congressman Jim Clyburn, 
who also represents the facility, in supporting the Savannah River Site 
and its vital national security and environmental cleanup missions. We 
are joined by committed House colleagues Rick Allen and Jeff Duncan, 
along with Senators Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, Johnny Isakson, and 
David Perdue.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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