Yep. I hear somebody interrupting. Sorry, congresswoman. This is george stephanopoulos. We know the president will be in michigan tonight. You have pretty keen political the antenna. You were one of the few democrats warning the Hillary Clinton campaign back in 2016 that michigan could go to President Trump. Whats happening on the ground there right now in michigan with the president , and particularly on this issue of impeachment . Its very torn. I will tell you that first of all, people are more engaged than i have ever seen them. You know, just this weekend being home, i went to the doctor for an asthma checkup and 25 people stopped me while i was at the university of michigan on all sides. The last person i saw, said i shouldnt be bothering you. Youre at the doctor, but i have to tell you this. We shouldnt be impeaching. She was nice. I had people yell at me on one side. I had people yell at me, and i think the polling is accurate. I think michigan is a very divided state and there
On the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing todays washington journal in conjunction with American History tv will focus on this historic event and its influence on modern spaceflight. For the next three hours we are live from the national air and space museum where we will talk about apollo 11 with historian command michael and you. You can let us know our impressions if you watched the mainline. If you want to talk about the day 2027488000 and for all others, 2027488001. You can post your thoughts and impressions of the anniversary and do the same on our Facebook Page facebook. Com cspan. Our show will be based hear from the national air and space museum. A couple of facts of the anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. It was near limestone, buzz aldrin and michael the team for that day. For lunch for lunch took pl. , july 16th at 9 32 in the morning. The moon landing on july 20 july 1969 4 17 in the afternoon. The first step at about 10 50 6 pm on july 20, buzz aldrin would
An all of the above approach to american energy. For a country to continue benefit from Nuclear Energy we need the nrc to be an effective, efficient and predictable regulator. The nrc nrcs efficiency prince of good regulations states quote, the american taxpayer, the rate and consumer and licensees are all entitled to the best possible management and administration of regulatory activities. I agree. It is our committees responsively to assess the agencies performance. 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 20 years. This is an important recognition that the Regulatory Burden placed on these facilities is disproportionately high given how the nrc considers their opera
Chairman and the Ranking Member, the whole committee here, senator barrasso, senator carper, you have an introduction to make also. We will do that. Lets recognize senator carper because he will be coming back and doing his a little later. Very briefly, welcome to this important hearing, i think the chair and Ranking Member for putting this together and giving us a chance to say something, i ask unanimous consent him if i come back and give it live later this morning i will do that, good to see you, thank you for joining us this is important stuff. I want to thank all of you for being here today, thank you for your help in getting this together. I have taken counts, the last one other than you and me, retiring this year, that means you and me. I hope that is not a message. We did coming, working together in a bipartisan way of accomplishing things, looking forward to working with my colleagues who worked in legislation benefiting users for Transportation Networks and the economy. Since
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