Donald Payne Jr. actually said...

It is kind of a tag-team approach between what PHMSA can do with transmission lines and the State oversight.

I think he stated it best, and I agree with both sides. It is a bit of a dilemma to be in this position.

However, FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund still gets shortchanged every year. That needs to change.

Based on the outcomes from the 2017 storms, particularly in Puerto Rico, there is no question that the Federal Government's response needs i...