Political Quotes

“In closing, just let me say a few words. First off, I want to be sure I thank Ms. Brown of Florida, the ranking member of the subcommittee, as well as Mr. Rahall, the ranking member of the full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as well as my colleagues on the majority side of the aisle on the committee, and, of course, on the Energy and Commerce Committee for the work that we all did to make this bill happen. This is the third version of the pipeline safety bill that I personally have worked on going back to 2001. Each time Congress has reauthorized the pipeline safety bill, we have done so by learning lessons from the previous 4 years, incorporating those lessons into the legislation and taking forward steps to make the use of pipelines and the transportation of liquid fuel and gas safer. The third thing I just want to point out is that each year--2002, 2006 and 2011--each year of the passage of the pipeline safety bill, the bills have been bipartisan and garnered much support both in the House and in the Senate. We are likely to see that in the House, and I certainly urge the Senate to take this bill up this week and pass it with bipartisan support, as well. Finally, let me just say to this body that I would urge this body to support this bill and to pass H.R. 2845. I want to thank Mr. Shuster for his cooperation in this effort as well. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.”