{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398916", "Upton on Enbridge deal: Were going to stay on their case", "2017-11-28", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Fred Upton", "U000031", "upton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Upton on Enbridge deal: 'We're going to stay on their case'\r\nWOODTV8 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP/WOOD) \u2014 Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian oil transport company Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement Monday intended to boost the safety of twin oil pipelines beneath the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron converge.\r\nThe deal does not call for the decommissioning of Line 5 as environmental groups have demanded, although it does include a procedure for temporarily halting the flow of oil through the 5-mile-long underwater segment when storms cause sustained periods of high waves.\r\nIt also calls for a study to examine the possibility of digging a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac through which the existing pipelines \u2014 or a new one \u2014 could be routed. The two 20-inch lines have lain on the lakebed since 1953.\r\n\u201cThat [study] will look at a number of alternatives. The one I\u2019ll support is a new line, that\u2019s what I want to see ultimately happen,\u201d U.S. Congressman Fred Upton told 24 Hour News 8 Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re going to stay on their case. We\u2019re going to stay looking over their shoulder. They\u2019ve agreed to look at a number of different alternatives and by next summer see the direction where we want to go.\u201d\r\nIt also calls for steps to allow faster detection of and quicker response to a potential spill.\r\n\u201cBusiness as usual by Enbridge is not acceptable and we are going to ensure the highest level of environmental safety standards are implemented to protect one of Michigan\u2019s most valuable natural resources,\u201d Snyder said in a statement\u00a0posted online.\r\nLine 5 is a 645-mile line that runs from Superior, Wisconsin, through northern Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario.\r\nThe company says the 5-mile underwater segment is safe, but environmental groups and some officials have raised concerns about recent disclosures of gaps in protective enamel coating. View the full story online, via WOODTV8, here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398916"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6698272190988064, "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"}