Pipeline safety oversight is an important and ongoing priority with this subcommittee.
It has been more than three years since the Pipeline Safety Act was enacted, and PHMSA's implementation has not been satisfactory.
We owe it to the American people to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure the safety of the nation's pipelines.
It cannot be said for certain that full implementation of the Pipeline Safety Act would have made a difference in Santa Barbara or any other...
We still have a long way to go.
I want to make sure that we create the certainty for the industry that is needed to be there.
These pipeline companies, as they are involved in maintenance, constructing new pipelines, making improvements, the uncertainty of what is g...
We for all intents and purposes have the capability to be energy independent in the real near-term.
I believe that we could easily increase domestic production another million to 2 million barrels a day in the next year or 2 years.
I support exporting LNG because we have a process for it.
And removing the ban on crude oil exports puts the market in play.