Posted on 03/13/2002 4:31:33 PM PST by JennysCool
REID AND ENSIGN ENLIST FORMER REAGAN CHIEF OF STAFF IN FIGHT AGAINST YUCCA MOUNTAIN
WASHINGTON - Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign announced today that former Ronald Reagan Chief of Staff Kenneth Duberstein has joined with the Nevada delegation to fight against Yucca Mountain. The highly respected and well-connected Duberstein served as Reagan's Chief of Staff from 1988 to 1989.
Duberstein started his political career as an aide to New York Senator Jacob Javits in 1965. After several years in the federal government, Duberstein joined the Reagan Administration in 1981 in the congressional liaison's office. In July of 1988, he was appointed as Reagan's Chief of Staff. Duberstein also was an advisor to Gen. Colin Powell when Powell was considering a run for President.
"Kenneth Duberstein is an excellent choice to help us in the battle against Yucca Mountain. He's a Washington insider, who's earned the respect of Washington's decision makers. The fight against the storage of deadly nuclear waste has shifted to the U.S. Senate and he's just the person we need in the trenches with us. We have a great coalition in place to convince members of Congress that Yucca Mountain is a bad decision for Nevada and for our country," Sen. John Ensign said.
"Ken Duberstein has done a great job advocating for Nevada in the past and we have full confidence in his ability to do so in the future. John and I now have an outstanding team in place to fight the misguided Yucca Mountain project," Assistant Majority Leader Reid said.
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