Frank Lautenberg actually said...

Now, PG&E has been aware of some of these deficiencies since incidents that occurred as far back as 1981.

Lautenberg highlights PG&E's long-standing awareness of its deficiencies.

10/17/2011

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I really thank the Committee for including in its pipeline safety bill a nationwide review, which Senator Boxer and I proposed in our bill.

It is both puzzling and sad that we still have to debate the benefits of requiring remote or automatic shut off valves after another tragedy...

This explosion we had, I mentioned, 14 buildings were destroyed.

Senator Paul has rightly highlighted the lack of such a requirement as an important deficiency in pending reauthorization legislation.