Furnace or drives the diesel engines along farflung rails of steel. And on the open road, well, you know what makes your auto run. For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the Dark Recesses of the earth until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from its subterranean prison. The quest for oil was not only confined to land. It extended offshore. There are oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. The gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of americas oil. Tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u. S. Energy needs. But when things go wrong, theres a high price to pay. In 1969, the Santa Barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million ga
Furnace or drives the diesel engines along farflung rails of steel. And on the open road, well, you know what makes your auto run. For millions of years, this source of power slept peacefully in the Dark Recesses of the earth until modern magic loosed the liquid energy from its subterranean prison. The quest for oil was not only confined to land. It extended offshore. There are oil reserves under the coastal waters of the united states, mainly off the coasts of california, alaska, texas, and louisiana. The gulf of mexico, home to a rich diversity of marine life, and it also produces almost a quarter of americas oil. Tapping these offshore oil reserves helps meet a significant part of u. S. Energy needs. But when things go wrong, theres a high price to pay. In 1969, the Santa Barbara oil spill dumped two and a half million gallons of oil into the pacific, killing thousands of sea birds and marine mammals. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Oil tanker ran aground in alaska, spilling 11 million ga
We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
Buckeye broadband supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. The chair of the National Transportation safety board and other officials involved with the investigation and cleanup of Baltimores Francis scott key bridge collapse were on capitol hill testifying in front of lawmakers. They outlined a timeline for reconstruction citing 2028 is the goal with a cost of 1. 7 billion. The hearing runs about three hours. We will call the committee to order. I have to ask unanimous commitment consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess at any time. So ordered. Please email documents. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here to discuss the initial federal response to the march 26 Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel into the Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. I want to acknow