Chairwoman Johnson Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Research Needs for Secure, Resilient Grid Following Texas Blackouts
March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 18, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Lessons Learned from the Texas Blackouts: Research Needs for a Secure and Resilient Grid":
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Just one month ago on Valentine's Day, Winter Storm Uri descended on Texas and broke cold temperature records across the state. Forty-eight percent of the elect . . .
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Just one month ago on Valentine's Day, Winter Storm Uri descended on Texas and broke cold temperature records across the state. Forty-eight percent of the elect . . .