We agree that the DOT-111 either needs to be improved or phased out.

We need regulatory certainty on this issue for both new builds and the existing fleet.

Are you going to be able to meet those legal requirements with a $98 million cut?

Mr. Secretary, thank you very much, and we will continue to follow this very closely with you.

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We got to, therefore, through planning, preparation, and preparedness, long before a response, do whatever it takes in America to prevent this from ever happening anywhere in our communities.

And this now concludes the last hearing of this subcommittee that we will hold this year. Thank you very much.

I think we can all agree the standard needs to be updated.

I do not want to wait for a year for another report to come out and things are still happening.

I want to thank you for the quick release of emergency relief funds after the Oso mudslide in Washington State.

I am really floored and appalled by these results.

We are moving as quickly as we possibly can.

This has to be a top priority.

You responded exactly like that, and I just really commend you and your entire department.

I have been clear in my conversations with you that I expect DOE to meet these legal obligations.

My constituents are actually very interested in this because Bakken crude is being shipped to the refineries in my home State of Washington.

It makes absolutely no sense that we do not have similar requirements when we have, in essence, a moving pipeline with unit trains of crude oil or ethanol.

I think they're really important, but I just want you to consult with us and with everyone involved.

the railroad industry and DOT are talking about going beyond the 1232

Thank you, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, Representative DelBene and staff for your response to the mud slide north of us in Snohomish County.

the NTSB has identified weaknesses with the DOT-111 for decades

Thank you so much for your service to our country as well.