We have new developments when it comes to Yucca Mountain. Nevada Senator Jackie Rosen has introduced a bill to prevent it from ever being used to store nuclear waste. What my bill does, the Jobs Not Waste program, is it repeals the law that led to the establishment of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository. And it asked the Office of Management and Budget to do a study. Some of the things I suggested on what would be good to bring jobs to Nevada. (00:10–00:21)
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