sandea, horrel, and his colleagues are valuable assets for the entire country on the nuclear issue. as we consider nuclear issues, i consider all of my colleagues to reach out to both sandea and los alamos for objective, reliable information. the second i want to emphasize this is an extremely important hearing. the senate appropriations committee has already approved legislation on the interim nuclear waste storage. it is my understanding that provision is within the jurisdiction of this subcommittee and this committee like many of the blue ribbon commission recommendations. we are trying to start over with a clean slate. so i think we should proceed with a regular order whenever possible. i know the senate energy committee also has a strong interest and i believe we should work cooperatively with them. nuclear waste policy has a poor history in congress as evidenced by congress cutting short the site selection process and mandating yucca mountain over state objection. what goes around, comes around. as new mexico's attorney general, i had a similar experience having to litigate ag