Let's not rush a bill, Mr. Chairman, when there are too many critical questions and issues that need our careful conside...
I don't think we should wait until there is an accident to put sensible safety regulations in place.
I think this sampling of the range of questions for our witnesses today tells us that we have so much more to learn.
In West Virginia, it was not a petroleum-based product that caused the problem; it was a cleaning product?
Our first priority is to do what we can to prevent these types of episodes from happening again in our country.
Thank you. I appreciate the cooperation we have in this committee. We try to do everything we can in a non-partisan mann...
I particularly want to underscore the point that Congressman Rahall made about our colleague, Senator Rockefeller. He ha...
We need to minimize the risks and clearly do it in a way that is cost effective and really works.
I think it is fair to say that the commercial space industry indeed has come a long way.
It's my understanding we do have authority on petroleum-based above the ground storage but for some of the other contami...
The Federal role is clear.
my hope is that we may learn from this experience and find policy solutions to ensure that an incident like this never h...
I want to thank the responders, the people at FEMA, the National Guard and many others who did incredible work.
Americans have a right to expect that when they turn on their tap, the water they get is safe and is safe to drink.
It is our responsibility to make sure that expectation is, in fact, carried out, both at the Federal, State and local go...
What do we do about that?
I want to congratulate and thank Senators Boxer, Manchin and Senator Rockefeller in the Senate for quickly introducing l...
The system did not work on January 9th in West Virginia. The system failed.
