We Don't Need No Steenkeen Oversight

We've gotten along without it for years.

[Currently] federal law requires only seven percent of natural gas pipelines and 44 percent of liquid pipelines to be inspected.

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Today, the Obama administration sent Congress draft legislation strengthening pipeline oversight. The proposal comes as pipeline safety is in the national spotlight. In July, a cracked pipe in Michigan leaked more than a million gallons of oil into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River — an event environmentalists describe as disastrous. And, just days ago, the explosion of a natural gas pipeline in California killed four and damaged dozens of homes. But, lawmakers are already raising questions about the proposal for failing to address key issues of concern identified by pipeline safety experts. Moreover, they argue that passing the pipeline legislation this year might be impossible, as there are so few days left on the legislative calendar.

  Washington Independent

So few days and so many Republicans and pseudo-Democrats.