I just feel like if at any point during this 15 years, if the current owner of the pipeline had verified that it was empty, or State officials would have verified it was empty, or the Federal Government would have verified it was empty, this spill would have never occurred.
Hahn discusses the lack of verification leading to a hazardous pipeline spill in her district.
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