{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/salinas-pens-letter-opposing-gtn-xpress-pipeline", "Salinas Pens Letter Opposing GTN Xpress Pipeline", "2023-10-18", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Andrea Salinas", "S001226", "salinas.house.gov", "salinas", "https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Tigard, OR \u2013 On October 6, 2023, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressing her opposition to TC Energy\u2019s proposed Gas Transmission Northwest Express (\u201cGTN XPress\u201d) pipeline. The letter comes ahead of a planned FERC meeting on Thursday to consider TC Energy\u2019s request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for the proposed expansion. Salinas joined several Oregon elected officials in opposing the project because of its potential negative impact on climate change and the environment.\n\n\u201cI join Governor Kotek, Senators Wyden, Merkley, Representative Blumenauer, and Attorney General Rosenblum in opposition to the proposed GTN XPress Project,\u201d writes Salinas. \u201cIt is antithetical to Oregon\u2019s ongoing efforts to transition away from fossil fuels and to combat climate change. This project, if approved, will increase the volume of fracked gas by 150 million cubic feet per day.\u201d\n\nSalinas emphasized concerns that the pipeline expansion likely fails to comply with Oregon\u2019s clean energy laws and ultimately does not serve the public interest.\n\n\u201cWe are witnessing the real impacts of climate change every year on the West Coast, characterized by severe heatwaves and an increase in wildfires,\u201d continues Salinas. \u201cGiven these circumstances, I cannot, in good conscience, support a project that would contribute to an increase in fossil fuel usage and potentially accelerate climate change.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter below or click here.\n\nDear Acting Chairman Phillips and Commissioners Christie, Clements, and Danly:\n\nI urge the Commission to reject TC Energy\u2019s request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for the Gas Transmission Northwest Express (\u201cGTN XPress\u201d) pipeline. Based on the information presented in Docket No. CP22-2-000, it is evident that the proposed GTN XPress pipeline expansion does not serve the public interest.\n\nI join Governor Kotek, Senators Wyden, Merkley, Representative Blumenauer, and Attorney General Rosenblum in opposition to the proposed GTN XPress Project. It is antithetical to Oregon\u2019s ongoing efforts to transition away from fossil fuels and to combat climate change. This project, if approved, will increase the volume of fracked gas by 150 million cubic feet per day.\n\nThe state Attorneys General from Oregon, Washington, and California have collectively called upon the Federal Energy Regulation Commission to deny the proposed expansion over concerns about the inadequacy of the environmental review and the inability to demonstrate sufficient evidence of a public need. According to Governor Kotek, this project fails to comply with Oregon\u2019s clean energy laws and regulations.\n\nWe are witnessing the real impacts of climate change every year on the West Coast, characterized by severe heatwaves and an increase in wildfires. Given these circumstances, I cannot, in good conscience, support a project that would contribute to an increase in fossil fuel usage and potentially accelerate climate change.\n\nSincerely,\n\nAndrea Salinas\n\nMember of Congress", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/salinas-pens-letter-opposing-gtn-xpress-pipeline"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5234793536365032, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}