Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong opposition to the bills we are considering today which would short- circuit the approval process of fossil fuel projects at the expense of our environment and private property owners. In my home State of New Hampshire, Granite Staters are all too familiar with the problems of siting natural gas projects and the disruption this can cause for small rural towns. In 2015, energy giant Kinder Morgan proposed a large natural gas pipeline project that would have cut through 17 New Hampshire towns in my district which are home to numerous environmentally sensitive areas that would have been negatively impacted by this project. Throughout the review process, I heard from thousands of my constituents whose concerns were not being heard by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Thanks to the commitment and tireless efforts of these advocates, Kinder Morgan eventually pulled the plug on the project, but there is so much more that needs to be done to give average citizens a seat at the table during FERC's review process. The bills we are considering today would do nothing to elevate the concerns of impacted communities during the FERC proceedings, and these bills aim to jam through risky pipeline projects while constraining other agencies from concluding important environmental reviews.…”