Sen. John Barrasso said “it’s time to end the political games” and complete the licensing on the Department of Energy’s application to build a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
Gary Martin
Former Review-Journal Washington Bureau Reporter
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander wants a showdown vote on Yucca Mountain: Either we go forward with the nuclear repository in Nevada, or we look for funding for storage elsewhere, he says.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday suggested an “intervention” with President Donald Trump after he vowed to not work with Congress unless Democrats stop investigating him.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has released $106 million in funds for recreational and conservation projects in Nevada paid for by the sale of public lands.
Nevada officials, with the help of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, turned away efforts to put money behind efforts to re-start the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
Congressional supporters of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository are expected to try on Tuesday to put money toward getting a license for the facility.
House Democrats made a preemptive strike Thursday to block the Trump administration from shifting money for military projects to construction of a Southwest border wall.
A Senate committee approved a bill by Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen that would offer incentives for young women to study science, engineering, technology and math.
A House bill stripped $116 million requested by President Trump to get a license to build the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, 90 miles north of Las Vegas.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry confirmed he’d agreed to a timetable to remove a half-metric ton of plutonium that was covertly shipped to Nevada.
Nevada Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen told Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday they expect him to live up to an agreement to remove plutonium from the Nevada National Security Site, starting in 2021.
Nevada’s freshman Democratic senator makes a powerful pitch for Congress to take immediate action to defend the constitutionality of the remaining parts of Obamacare.
Nevada senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry will visit the Nevada National Security Site on Friday as part of a deal to remove weapons-grade plutonium from the state.
After the White House invoked executive privilege over the Mueller report, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the special counsel investigation is over, but the Democratically controlled House is moving to continue the investigation into President Donald Trump.
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