Amy Klobuchar actually said...

thieves are more likely to target utilities that are located in cities or suburbs rather than rural areas.

I was thinking for me, then having this hearing and having worked on this bill, some of this was new to me.

Thank you. Do you want to end just by saying why you think this Federal legislation is so important?

the fact that 95.1 percent of utility companies had experienced copper theft in the past year; that 86.6 percent of utility companies had a ...