I suspect now that schools have so many financial problems that there may be an inclination, you know, to accept more foreign students who really do not turn up but pay a large amount of money.

It is supposed to be a visitor program, not a permanent program.

I really thank the Committee for including in its pipeline safety bill a nationwide review, which Senator Boxer and I proposed in our bill.

I think that's very good news.

I think there are a lot of reasons to continue to do extraordinary due diligence on this particular issue.

I can speak for Senator Feinstein, and I can speak for my colleagues, and I think I can speak for the regulators--is if you do this, you step out front and do the right thing.

I believe this to be an emergency. I think you should go back there; you should work through the weekend.

PG&E applauds Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein and Representative Speier for calling attention to the important role that ASVs can play in promoting pipeline safety.

In March, Senator Feinstein and I sent you a letter expressing concern about a regulatory loophole...

I want to thank you for the meticulous work by your team on the San Bruno investigation, and for the recommendations in your final report, all of which PG&E fully embraces.

I'm pleased that the Committee has accepted the amendment worked out with Senator Paul requiring that all pipelines that have never undergone a pressure test undergo a viable and effective strength test.

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

The NTSB found this accident could have been prevented.

I believe we should require these valves on all pipelines, as California has done now.

I do want to say to NTSB, I can't tell you how impressed you are--I know that Senator Feinstein said that. I agree with her.

I'm pleased that the Senate passed S. 275, and I thank Ms. Quarterman for her help and her agency's help in helping us put that together.

I happened to be at home around the evening news time, turned on the news and saw this explosion.

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