Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, we have a list from the last 10 years of complaints and protests of pipeline expansions in California, and each time the California Public Utility Commission did not allow for that pipeline expansion. That is the 10-year history in California. That is not talking about Gray Davis. It is talking about a history in California of not providing for the growth in California, the increase in demand and they have not provided the pipeline capacity for that increase in demand. Mr. Chairman, this amendment says if they cannot receive justice in California for pipeline capacity expansion, they need to be able to come to FERC. This was not my idea. For 6 months I have listened to California complain about Texas and complain about FERC. This would give FERC the authority not only to set price caps, which the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) has an amendment on, but also to be able to decide, to make sure that California has the capacity so their consumers will pay a reasonable price for natural gas and not an inflated price based upon the lack of capacity.”