I am really wondering if Reid agreed with the "surge" in troops in Iraq in exchange for this ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nevada lawmakers who will represent the state come January met Tuesday for a strategy session to combat Yucca Mountain, emerging to promise more setbacks for the nuclear waste dump.
With Democrats in control of Congress and Sen. Harry Reid as majority leader, the waste dump project could face crippling blows, they told reporters after meeting in Las Vegas.
"The next two years may very well be the death knell to sending nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain," said Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev.
Berkley is planning to write to fellow House Democrats to enlist support against the project the Energy Department is trying to build 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Some 70,000 tons of toxic waste would be stored there. Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., is planning a letter to House Republicans.
Reid is aiming to cut annual appropriations, which have ranged from $450 million to $550 million in recent years.
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/dec/19/121910084.html