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on the ferc nominations.ominees th the f regulatory commission, ferc, as it's usually called, rarely shows up on people's radars screens. but its mission is simple every time su see the power lines, re at ferc are at ensures that th remain reasonable. it regulates the across state l ensures our power grid is safe and reliable. but if the senate does not act soon, ferc could student loan lose its quorum and much of its work could come to vacancies goo long it could cause serious backlog and delay, down new pro power people's homes and cities. i'm glad to with three new ferc nominations on the senate floor. h can confirm all three by the end of the week so ferc can keep its mission of affording people reliable energy. i thank chairman manchin and ranking member barasso for working together to bring these nominees through. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i have four requests for committees to meet during today's session■ of the senate. the
on the ferc nominations.ominees th the f regulatory commission, ferc, as it's usually called, rarely shows up on people's radars screens. but its mission is simple every time su see the power lines, re at ferc are at ensures that th remain reasonable. it regulates the across state l ensures our power grid is safe and reliable. but if the senate does not act soon, ferc could student loan lose its quorum and much of its work could come to vacancies goo long it could cause serious backlog and...
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ferc is often called the most important agencies that nobody heard of they oversee electric power inhe wholesale market are just. it oversees electric reliability and it licenses interstate pipelines and hydropowered projects. by one estimate, the federal energy regulatory commission accounts for 7% of our nation's economy. we must fulfill our responsibility to maintain a quorum on the commission. in 2015 and 2015 president obama rye fused to fill the vacancy -- refused to fill the vacancies left by two republicans, and the chairman left as well. it was left without a quorum. it took seven full months to restore the quorum at the ferc during that time too many projects that keep the lights on and heat our homes and aid our allies abroad were put on hold. we can't let that happen again, mr. president. too much is at stake for american workers, for our energy security and for our nation's economy. that's why i'm glad the senate is acting on these three nominations this very week. and while i may not agree with each of the nominees on all the items all the time all of them are well qual
ferc is often called the most important agencies that nobody heard of they oversee electric power inhe wholesale market are just. it oversees electric reliability and it licenses interstate pipelines and hydropowered projects. by one estimate, the federal energy regulatory commission accounts for 7% of our nation's economy. we must fulfill our responsibility to maintain a quorum on the commission. in 2015 and 2015 president obama rye fused to fill the vacancy -- refused to fill the vacancies...
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do you think it is prudent for congress to empower ferc to work with agencies and stakeholders in the relicensing process to resolve inconsistent or conflicting license terms? >> yes. >> ferc denied an application for preliminary purpose for a pump storage facility that had not adequately consulted with the drive on whose reservation the project would be cited. should congress do more to ensure tribal consent throughout the license process? >> impossible, yes. if possible on congress aside but we should definitely consult with tribes. >> in england, there are many small 100+-year-old hydropower facilities that may have outlived their useful life. it may be more economic for these asset owners to surrender the license then operate the facility that may be a hazard to the community and not making any money. should we consider ways to make it easier for obsolete facilities to make end-of-life decisions? >> yes. >> it is clear there are many areas of congressional and administration agreement and i look forward to working with the d.o.e. and my colleagues in this committee to get a bipart
do you think it is prudent for congress to empower ferc to work with agencies and stakeholders in the relicensing process to resolve inconsistent or conflicting license terms? >> yes. >> ferc denied an application for preliminary purpose for a pump storage facility that had not adequately consulted with the drive on whose reservation the project would be cited. should congress do more to ensure tribal consent throughout the license process? >> impossible, yes. if possible on...
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nextxt generation empowering america's nuclear i submitted several questions to be answered at a nrc and ferchave both responded, but the doe has not. do you haveth a commitment -- are you going to commit to responding to myav questions over the next 30 days? >> i'm not sure about over the next 30 days, but definitely we will commit to responding to your questions. i know it's inil a review pmise so, but we're also happy to sit and, with brief tooen on answers. but it is in a mad madam secretary this was january, it n review processes do you need to answer one member's qu congress? >> it's beyond them. [laughter] >> i know it's beyond them. let's move on. let's talk spent nuclear fuel. >> yeah. >> roughly 88 metric understand the of spent nuclear fuel. for the people wchbasically tax up the size of one to olympic pool. many countriesce one of our great friends and partners around the in recycling spent nuclearyc fuel now and the amount of spent nuclear fuel we have in the united states, we could power the united states for roughly 4000 years. 400 years s. the doeoing through and exploring rec
nextxt generation empowering america's nuclear i submitted several questions to be answered at a nrc and ferchave both responded, but the doe has not. do you haveth a commitment -- are you going to commit to responding to myav questions over the next 30 days? >> i'm not sure about over the next 30 days, but definitely we will commit to responding to your questions. i know it's inil a review pmise so, but we're also happy to sit and, with brief tooen on answers. but it is in a mad madam...