what happened in the Merrimack Valley is horrible, plain and simple.

Our constituents deserve answers from Columbia Gas and NiSource.

So what you're saying is one of the ways small businesses lost out obviously is if they were closed all together, but the second way is small businesses lost out because there were just a lot fewer people who came in to shop, even if your…

I'm not seeing a company that takes safety seriously and I'm not seeing people at the head of the company who take any personal accountability for the kind of tragedy that a culture that is not focused on safety causes to the public.

We're going to hold you to it.

We talked about a culture of inattention to safety, putting profits ahead of safety that led to the explosion.

I mean, you could see much more information on the news than you could get from the company that was responsible both for the explosion and for the safety of every single resident in the region.

Did you make that date?

You committed to replacing over 50 miles of pipeline, replacing all in-home gas appliances, and providing temporary appliance heating and housing sources for residents.

The NTSB reports reveal unambiguous failures by the company that you run that contributed to this tragedy.

So they haven't told you yet then if they're going to--they've not committed to reimburse you for the time that your business was less than it otherwise would have been if this disaster hadn't occurred?

Can I ask you a couple more about this, and that is, cash flow for these small businesses? Has money been forthcoming?