When we assess what happened in Clearfield County, it's as if it was an example that was one you could develop in a training class where you would say here are the things that could go wrong and what you have to do to prevent it.

I know you spent part of your testimony talking about risk assessment, which is obviously of critical importance.

The smell, it makes you absolutely sick. It's like having a can of gasoline inside of your car and sitting in it.

That speaks to the main issue we're talking about here today, which is how we respond on behalf of an incident.

That's another example of what we need to improve on?

I wanted to go back as well to get a better sense of the--and I ask this question for all of our witnesses.

I would like to see that these wells are not placed near people's homes and these impoundments.

I thank the gentleman. And with that, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, July 26, 2010, at 12:30 p.m., for morning-hour debate…

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