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Alaska senator calls for hearing on pipeline leak

by Andrew Restuccia - 01/18/11 6:31 PM ET

In a letter to Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) last week, Begich requested that the panel hold a hearing on how best to ensure the stability of the pipeline, which is 33 years old.

“We all have a stake in how this key piece of national infrastructure will fare with reduced throughput and the need for increased funds for maintenance and operations,” Begich said in the letter. “With annual and inevitable production declines, we need to focus on how we keep this vital piece of infrastructure healthy, whole and an economic asset.”

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