same afternoon, same time, liam wood, who just graduated from also five days earlier was fly fishing along the creek. he was overcome by the fumes, lost consciousness and drowned. steven, wade, and liam were innocent victims of a horrific accident. but it was an accident that could and should have been prevented. mr. president, pipelines networks stretch across the entire country. they run under our homes, they run by our schools and offices. most people don't even know they're there in fact, the former bellingham police chief don pierce who was on the scene back in 1999 was recently quoted and he said: as i was standing there, none of it make any sense, because wreaks don't catch on fire. i don't think i knew that there was a gas pipeline that ran under there. the chief of police didn't know there was a gas pipeline underneither that. mr. president, nationwide the office of pipeline safety oversees more than 2.3 million miles of pipeline that transports hazardous liquid and natural gas across communities in the entire country. they perform an important service bringing oil and essent