I share many of Council Member Williams' views, and as ranking member, I will ensure that this committee's work to reauthorize the PIPES Act of 2020 puts safety at the forefront of every policy decision.

For my entire tenure in Congress, I have fought to reduce the risk of pipeline incidents.

Part of the committee's focus this year will be oversight of these bills, particularly the BIL.

I expect that cooperation to continue under Chair Graves' leadership.

I support the Clean Water Act. I support clean water. I support having the EPA involved.

I support this administration's efforts to protect water quality and provide stakeholders with some additional clarity on how to comply with the Clean Water Act.

It was that view, embodied in the Reagan-era regulations, that for the most part, have been adopted by every Presidential administration since.

If the WOTUS rule was a Member of Congress, I think its seniority number would be about 75.

The health of Washington's waters and its water-related economy depends on a strong partnership with the federal government and a level playing field among its upstream and downstream neighbors, including Tribal lands.

The need for a level playing field was the reason why, 50 years ago, this committee passed the original Clean Water Act.

I think that the arguments that the American Farm Bureau, that the Sackett family have put forward, are very compelling arguments.

It was the view embodied in the Reagan-era regulations that, for the most part, have been adopted by every Presidential administration since.