Rep. Pallone Issues Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing to Examine 2021 Texas Grid Failure
March 25, 2021
March 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 24, 2021, at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled "Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure":
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We are examining the causes of the recent widespread power outages in Texas and how to fortify the electrical grid against extreme weather events and climate change. . . .
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We are examining the causes of the recent widespread power outages in Texas and how to fortify the electrical grid against extreme weather events and climate change. . . .