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Nuclear storage safety, and cybersecurity. This is an hour and a half. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Todays over second the village of the Nuclear Regulatory commission, nrc. Id like to welcome chairman svinicki, welcome and im sad to say the Commission Remains without its full strength of five commissioners. This is the situation im eager to resolve. I continually the Commission Functions best with all five commissioners in place. Im a stock support of Nuclear Energy and it is a vital component of it all of the above approach to american energy. For a country to benefit from Nuclear Energy we need the nrc to be an effective efficient and predictable regulator. The nrc efficiency principle of good regulation states quote the american taxpayer, the rate paying consumer, and licensees are all entitled to the best possible management and administration of regulatory activities. I agree. It is our committees responsible to assess the agencies performance. The nrc Safety Missi
All of the above approach to american energy. For a country to continue to benefit from Nuclear Energy, we need the nrc to be an effective, efficient and predictable regulator. The nrcs efficient principals states the american taxpayer, the rate paying consumer, and licensees are all entitled to the best possible management and administration of regulatory activities. I agree. It is our commits responsible to assess the agencys performance. Will the nrc Safety Mission is paramount, the nrc must execute that mission in a fiscally responsible and timely fashion. My home state of wyoming plays a key role in the American Nuclear energy supply. It produces more uranium than any other state. I want to commend the commission for agreeing to extend the duration of uranium recovery licenses from ten years to 20 years. This is an important recognition that the Regulatory Burden placed on these facilities is disproportionately high given how the nrc considers their operations to be quote, low ris
On the committees decision to forstigate vetting systems white house staff in the aftermath of the rob porter story and congressman Ryan Costello on republican efforts to reform the informal care act. For the next hour, your thoughts on the School Shooting in florida. That resulted in 17 deaths, 15 hospitalized and the suspect is in custody. The shooting is the deadliest since sandy hook and is now one of the 10 deadliest shootings in modern history. The president tweeted yesterday, condolences and the Florida Governor and members of congress have spoken out about the issue. We will hear from them but we want to hear from you in this first hour. Its about the shooting and the related issues attached to it. Give us your reactions on our social media sites. It was the president of the United States who sent out a tweet about the event yesterday. The florida senators are also weighing in. Bill nelson from florida giving his thoughts if you go to the pages of the Naples Daily News in flori
Continues. Costello, a republican, also on the energy and commerce committee. We start by talking about the shooting in florida. Your initial thoughts. If there is a role for Congress Going forward . Uest it is horrific i dont know what other word to use. The role of congress, if we go back to the Church Shooting in texas, when that happened i think that i was doing an interview that night and did not know what a bump stock was. Upon learning that came to believe on the heels of las that the texas role of congress, if there is happenedive to what will be understanding what the facts are and ascertaining what ore of legislation, if any, in the atf regulatory environment, what could should be done. I think the bump stocks should not be legal. If they are to be utilized, they should go through the same as if you were to get a fully automatic rifle, which is a rigorous process. Almost impossible to get. Until we know more about the details of what happened, it is difficult to see what the