Angus King actually said...

"I hope that is something that will be acknowledged and taken seriously because, again, we can work very hard here on permitting reform to shorten the term, but if you then have to tack on five years a..."

"And I want to know what is being done for verification."

"Is there a way that you can enforce that? In other words, if an applicant comes forward with a proposal for a new right-of-way, you can say, no, wait a minute, have you done these other less expensive..."

"I hope that the FERC will encourage reconductoring and technological smart-grid enhancements before having to go to new rights-of-way."