I wish you success in your effort to manage an agency notorious for its inability to meet congressionally mandated deadlines and carry out its mission in an efficient and effective way.

numerous congressional mandates from the 2011 and 2016 reauthorizations have not been finalized by PHMSA.

These are some of the most costly, dangerous, and difficult sites in the world to clean up.

Strengthening cybersecurity for pipelines is an issue I care deeply about, and I believe Congress needs to act.

I don't understand how the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts to this office would help DOE accomplish this enormous mission.

Yet, here we are, still discussing this issue.

the fact remains that your agency is behind schedule, obviously. So, we hope we will begin to see major progress this year.

The consequences for not getting this right are enormous-to the environment, human health, and the taxpayer.

Obviously, we are beginning the process of developing legislation to reauthorize the Pipeline Safety Act.

The Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization has typically been a bipartisan effort, and we look forward to continue working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to update and improve this critical Federal program.

it is unacceptable that TSA refused to testify at this hearing or explain how it is responding and reacting to the troubling findings in GAO's report.

There are too many outstanding mandates from the 2011 and 2016 pipeline safety reauthorizations that PHMSA has failed to finalize, and that is unacceptable.