figuring this out is really, really important for us.

We need to stop and say, is this safe enough for transport?

We were here last year to discuss issues with Senator Barrasso related to the fire season and some great work came out of that hearing.

Instead of just protecting the perimeter, let's look at the overall structure and infrastructure and ways in.

I think it could be greatly impacted by that because, obviously, the rail goes by your facilities.

Should we be looking at this from a different mindset?

The United States is experiencing a very dramatic transformation in how we produce and transport energy.

We need to invest in our infrastructure that is reliable, safe and resilient for the 21st century and not for the 20th century.

I do want to ask since you are looking at this from our national lab perspective.

We are very proud of our history of innovation in the Northwest and the energy mix of our electricity grid.

We like upgrades when they work.

I want to thank Secretary Moniz for traveling to the Pacific Northwest to be part of this historic field hearing.

We, as a nation, were undermined by those security clearances that were given to each of those individuals.

We wanted energy independence. Well, we've got it. But now we have our own safety and security issues right here in the Northwest.

When our own data base in the Congress was hacked, the personnel system and the security clearance of every employee that had a security clearance was violated.

Cities like Vancouver, Spokane and Seattle are very concerned about the safety of these oil trains.

we need to somehow marry them together.

We also know that these changes can produce greater stress on our energy transportation infrastructure.

I noticed that a Sandia National Lab report found that 'currently used methods for assigning crude oil classifications are often inaccurate' and that there is not scientific agreement on the volatility of crude oils, like Bakken crude.

While I wish the Federal Government was an early adopter, let's just say, Mr. Secretary, they are not an early adopter.

Thank you for your work on the Quadrennial Energy Review--the plan for our energy infrastructure and where we are as a nation.

I hope we can, with your work, we are separately pushing the Department of Transportation to make an interim finding about the volatility.

I am particularly concerned about the level of volatility in Bakken crude.

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