#shorts Witness: I think it is not a yes or no. It is not an either or. The current system is not working to protect the state of Missouri or the state of Texas or the state of Vermont because we’re balkanized. The answer is not federalization. We’ve proposed a number of specific reforms that we think can find the right way to balance those two things so that we actually have an electric grid that protects our population, keeps the lights on, keeps businesses humming, and provides clean power.

Hawley: I would agree with you that the answer is not federalization. I will just say that I think it’s vital that we allow state agencies that are responsive to farmers and ranchers in the state to be able to review and have a say in this process and not just be ramrodded by, and railroaded, if you like, by something that we could come up with a set of criteria that would make us all feel pretty good. I hope so.

On 5/11/2023, Sen. Hawley Talks Critical Mining, Transmission Line Projects In Energy Committee Hearing. The witnesses in this video are Ms. Elizabeth H. Shuler, President American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and Mr. Jason Grumet, CEO, American Clean Power Association

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/Zp7WwBv3NIU
The answer is not federalization, not be ramrodded by, and railroaded