Name: Sheldon Whitehouse: Next, the Cold Weather Diesel Relief Act. Unlike the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the MORE American Fuel Act, this bill did not follow a collegial bipartisan negotiations process to a bipartisan conclusion. With real regret, because I think there may have been a way to cure the over-breadth problem, I will oppose it.
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Description: Next, the Cold Weather Diesel Relief Act. Unlike the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the MORE American Fuel Act, this bill did not follow a collegial bipartisan negotiations process to a bipartisan conclusion. With real regret, because I think there may have been a way to cure the over-breadth problem, I will oppose it.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

27:16 - 27:38

“Next, the Cold Weather Diesel Relief Act. Unlike the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the MORE American Fuel Act, this bill did not follow a collegial bipartisan negotiations process to a bipartisan conclusion. With real regret, because I think there may have been a way to cure the over-breadth problem, I will oppose it.”

Speaker: Sheldon Whitehouse
Timestamp: 27:16 – 27:38
Transcript: Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Business meeting to consider S.5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and S.5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, and 21 Committee resolutions to approve prospectuses from the General Services Administration.
Community: Alaska News
Captured at: September 16, 2026

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This bill would bring uranium enrichment facilities to parity with other types of of nuclear fuel cycle facilities, allowing construction to begin after an application is docketed at NRC. NRC's thorough independent review and approval of the application will still be essential before any facility can begin operation. Next, the Cold Weather Diesel Relief Act. Unlike the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act and the MORE American Fuel Act, this bill did not follow a collegial bipartisan negotiations process to a bipartisan conclusion. With real regret, because I think there may have been a way to cure the over-breadth problem, I will oppose it.

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