Sheldon Whitehouse: “Do you agree that climate change is happening, that human activity plays a huge role in it and that the consequences of…”

We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.

This is a hugely important milestone but there are two big pieces of work in front of us.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”