Absolutely. I think that's a very good analogy, frankly.

I think they should do 100 percent. But 91 percent is a lot better than FAA does after the safety board tells them what to do.

pipeline safety legislation introduced by Senator Feinstein and myself would have required automatic or remote controlled shutoff valves, wherever technically and economically feasible.

Well, maybe that's why they sent you to this hearing.

The NTSB believes that safety improvements are needed throughout the pipeline industry.

to me what's really important is go after those high-risk areas first.

If we had that, it would've sensed the leak and we would've not seen this happen.

We all serve the public--utilities serve the public, regulators serve the public, PG&E serves the public.

If you had these automatic shutoff valves, it would make all the difference in the world.

No one knew whether the pipeline under San Bruno was safe. Not the utility, not the state regulators and not the Federal regulators.

Senator Feinstein and I will never forget what hit our state, and I'm going to go through this with some photos so, my colleagues, you can see this.

So you don't know why they didn't make any corrections. Could you get an answer for the record for me, please?

You have an obligation to ride herd on them.

the new Santa Ana Sucker habitat designation does not include these required considerations, and, as such, endangers the economic well-being of an entire region

Jerry Lewis, Joe Baca, and I all represent this area along the Santa Ana River, and we are all joined together, Republican and Democrat, concerned about the economic future of this region.

I do not believe that managing America's natural resources and promoting America's continued economic prosperity are mutually exclusive.

The committee received testimony from the hearing where witnesses stated that there is no new science to justify the 2010 final rule.

There is talk about a bond to build additional projects, which I think need to be built, expand the--build the site's reservoir expansion, storage, Shasta, the Upper San Joaquin, more efficient utilization of the pumps, diversion around the Delta, et cetera.