Senate Proceeding on Jul 28th, 2009 :: 1:46:05 to 1:50:05
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George Voinovich: but we'd like people to come and offer amendments as soon as possible. madam president, i don't know whet to -- i believe we do have someone who wishes to offer an amendment, and so we appreciate voinovich coming. the presiding officer: the senator from mr. voinovich: thank madam president. i ask that the voinovich-c

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Speech By: George Voinovich

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George Voinovich: amendment, amendment number 1841, be called up. the presiding officer: the clerk will the clerk: the senator from ohio, mr. voinovich, for himself and mr. car amendment numbered 1841 to amendm on page 63, after line 23, add

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George Voinovich: mr. voinovich: i ask that further reading of the be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. voinovich: thank you, madam president. i want to thank chairman dorgan and ranking member bennett for allowing me to bring this amendment to the floor. madam president, this bipartisan amendment renews authorization grted to the nuclear

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George Voinovich: regulatory comssion and the general services administration in the fiscal year 2009 omnibus appropriations bill. that allows g.s.a. to acquire additional permanent office space near the nuclear regulatory commission headquarters location in rockville, maryland. we need to renew this

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George Voinovich: authorization in fiscal year 2010 appropriation because the current lease negotiations will likely extend beyond september 30, the end of fiscal year 2009. now, madam president, this is a fairly straightforward simple amendment, but i want to take this opportunity to underscore the importance of the original intent of the authorizing lguage.

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George Voinovich: having served as either the chair or ranking on the clean air and nuclear safety subcommittee for the past eight years side by side with my good friend, the senior senator from delaware, i take great pride in the fact that the n.r.c. has become one of the best regulatory world. senator carper and i, together

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George Voinovich: with other members on the environment and public works committee, worked hard to provide the n.r.c. with the necessary resources to do its job. that is ensuring safe operation of the 104 operating nuclear power plants, relicensing and conducting new licensing reviews of 17 applications for construction and operation of 26 new reactors.

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George Voinovich: it may sound like some new information, and it is. we have 17 applications filed with the nuclear regulatory commission for construction and operation of 26 new reactors. with three pieces of legislation included in the energy policy act of 2005, we were able to help n.r.c. to hire more than

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George Voinovich: 1,000 new workers and rehire retirees in the last four years to meet the increasing demand, the rehiring of annuitants to train new people being brought on board. now we need to follow through and provide n.r.c. with adequate colocated headquarters office space to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness. and i must say that the

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George Voinovich: committee, subcommittee has looked at this over and over again, and we have concluded that it's very, very necessary to have them have space in the same vicinity so they can more adequately and more efficiently run the operation. madam president, lately we have been hearing a lot about how we

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George Voinovich: need to increase the use of nuclear energy if we are to achieve our energy independence, reduce greenhouse gases and create jobs. i would point out that the n.r.c. is at the cente of this. in the midst of reviewing those 17 applications for 26 new reactors. providing n.r.c. with the tools

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George Voinovich: necessary to achieve regulatory stability, efficiency and effectiveness not only makes sense. it is the job of congress.