the Clean Water Act is an important piece of legislation. It has been very beneficial across the United States.

It is absolutely unfathomable, it is beyond belief, it is incomprehensible that this government or this Congress or anybody would even begin to talk about shutting down the government for whatever political gain they may get.

Under the final Clean Power Plan rule, Nebraska faces a 40 percent reduction in its carbon emissions rate.

What I am looking for is the risk involved to those pipelines.

Do you bring in local people?

As you are--as you are looking at all the impacts here, do you bring in stakeholders?

How often do you have pipelines that are shut down?

And your response, when it--which I am happy to hear it is a quick response, you shut it down.

Thank you, Senator Daines. Great job. Love Montana.

How do they compare with moving hazardous material by rail or by truck?

I am pleased to convene this Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security for our eighth hearing titled 'Pipeline Safety: State and Local Perspectives.'

I also want to thank Senator Jon Tester for joining the Committee today. He and I have shared a strong working relationship, particularly on issues related to transportation policy.

they are not going to get there. I mean, they have been very open about that.

Secretary Moniz, you stated that Iran would probably expand their capacity to enrich uranium after 15 years of this agreement.

We're going to say, 'But, you're a good actor, you're not going to do this.'

I would hope that you would reconcile those statements for the public.

You have stated that the 24-day waiting period for international inspectors won't allow the regime to conceal any illegal activity.

We are basically just checking Iran's math. Correct?