Heller Slams House's Failed Efforts to Exclude Yucca Mountain From Funding Package

As posted at the website of U.S. Senator Dean Heller (Republican-Nevada):

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today released the below statement after an amendment, which was offered by Reps. Dina Titus (NV-01), Jacky Rosen (NV-03), and Ruben Kihuen (NV-04), to exclude funding for Yucca Mountain's nuclear waste repository from the U.S. House of Representatives federal spending package failed. 

“I'm disappointed that my fellow Nevadans in the House of Representatives couldn't stop their colleagues who are determined to waste even more taxpayer dollars on this failed project that Nevada continues to reject,” said Heller. “The House’s efforts to revive Yucca Mountain make it clear that the fight against Yucca Mountain is far from over. I will continue to do my part to make sure this project never sees the light of day and to encourage the administration to abandon Yucca Mountain once and for all.”

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[Please note that Sen. Heller is considered by many to be the most vulnerable in the U.S. Senate to losing his seat in 2018. U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has already announced her challenge against Heller in next year's election; Dina Titus (D-NV) is considering challening Rosen in the primary, in order to challenge Heller in the general election, but has not decided yet whether or not to throw her hat in the ring.]