Ranking Member Dan Maffei (D-NY) - Opening Statement 9/09/2014

Ranking Member Dan Maffei (D-NY) delivers his opening statement at the Joint Subcommittee Hearing of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Subcommittee on Oversight titled "Bakken Petroleum: The Substance of Energy Independence." Opening Statements Ranking Member Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of the Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Dan Maffei (D-NY) of the Subcommittee on Oversight Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Witnesses Panel 1 Mr. Timothy Butters, Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Mr. Chris Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Panel 2 Ms. Kari Cutting, Vice President, North Dakota Petroleum Council Mr. John Auers, Executive Vice President, Turner, Mason, & Company Mr. Mark Zoanetti, Deputy Chief of Special Operations, Syracuse Fire Department http://democrats.science.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-subcommittee-energy-and-subcommittee-oversight-bakken-petroleum https://www.facebook.com/ScienceDemocrats https://twitter.com/SciCmteDems