We have a long tradition of bipartisanship and I look forward to continuing that tradition.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses.

It would be much better if that information was available, along with other information.

a topic that we need to address more fully.

This hearing is particularly important given the recent spate of pipeline incidents, both liquid and gas, that we have seen in recent years.

I want to acknowledge Congresswoman Lori Trahan and Congressman Seth Moulton, who will speak today about the Merrimack Valley tragedy.

I look forward to working with Ranking Member Crawford, members on both sides of the aisle, as well as staff on the many issues we have before this subcommittee, including pipeline safety reauthorization.

That is a very interesting point you raise about actually measuring the benefits.

I think we could all agree that taking 8-plus years to implement important safety regulations is a problem.

I've been a longtime supporter of advanced manufacturing and also a longtime advocate for entrepreneur-in-training, mentorship training programs like I-Corps and Hacking for Defense.

this may be the most important thing we do on climate change this year if we put more funding into ARPA-E.