Watch afterwards sunday night at 9 00 eastern on cspan2s book tv. Next testimony on energy and infrastructure including rebuilding efforts in florida, texas, and caribbean after major storms. And recommendations to improve Recovery Efforts after future Natural Disasters. A House Energy Subcommittee heard from the public and private sectors. Sub kmcommittee on energy w now come to order and the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. This years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. These hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurr
Up next, testimony on energy and infrastructure, including rebuilding efforts in florida, texas, and the caribbean, after major storms. And recommendations to improve Recovery Efforts after future national disasters. A House Energy Subcommittee heard from the public and private sectors. Subcommittee on energy will now come to order. And the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. So this years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review
Subcommittee on energy will now come to order. And the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. So this years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review the Emergency Response and Energy Recovery efforts in the wake of those storms. It will help us begin to understand what went right and what went wrong. What lessons can be learned and how we as policy makers can identify gaps so that, when the next hurricane hits, we will be better pre
Subcommittee on energy will now come to order. And the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. So this years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review the Emergency Response and Energy Recovery efforts in the wake of those storms. It will help us begin to understand what went right and what went wrong. What lessons can be learned and how we as policy makers can identify gaps so that, when the next hurricane hits, we will be better pre
Hydroelectric project. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. Upton, and the gentlelady from colorado, ms. Degette, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. Upup thank you, mr. Speaker. I would ask mr. Upton thank you, mr. Speaker. I would ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the record on their bill. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Upton mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Upton thank you, mr. Speaker. H. R. 446 authorizes the federal Energy Regulatory commission, ferk, upon request to extend ferc, upon request to extend by six years the time period for which construction must commence on the gathright Hydroelectric Project located in allegheny county, virginia. This may reinstate the construction license if it