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Senator Clinton Applauds Announcement of Yucca Mountain Hearing

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Date: Oct. 17, 2007
Location: Washington, DC


Senator Clinton Applauds Announcement of Yucca Mountain Hearing

Senate EPW Chairman Boxer Announces October 31st Oversight Hearing

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the announcement that the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, of which Senator Clinton is a member, will hold an oversight hearing on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project on October 31, 2007.

"I applaud Chairman Boxer for scheduling this important hearing, a step that I called for earlier this year. I am strongly opposed to Yucca Mountain because there are too many unanswered questions about both the geology of the site and integrity of the science done to support the decision to store waste there. Despite these questions, the Administration is rushing to license the project, and has even announced plans to double its size. That's why this hearing is so important. We need answers about these issues, and I will be asking for them on the 31st."


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