WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), ranking member of the Senate Energy Subcommittee, gave keynote remarks at the Nuclear Energy Institute's Nuclear Policy Forum, highlighting the importance of nuclear energy in lowering costs and strengthening U.S. energy independence.
"As ranking member of the energy subcommittee, the future of energy is something that I think about every day," said Senator Gallego. "But right now, our energy system is directly under pressure. Energy demand is rising faster than it ever has. [...] Arizona seems to be kind of leading that front, and some of that is for good reasons. We have a growing economy, we have a potential game-changing t...