Two Louisiana Lawmakers Got It Right: Utility Linemen ARE “First Responders”

This is Tommy Waller with the Secure the Grid Minute. 

Last month, U.S. Senator John Kennedy and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins - introduced a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. The legislation illustrates a true reality – that electric utility workers are real heroes, and not just in the wake of the hurricanes that recently plagued the Gulf South.

I have personally served in the Marines for nearly two decades and when thanked for my own service, I consistently remind people that nothing I ever did in uniform, or will ever do, can really make a difference in the daily survival of Americans and their families. In contrast, those who keep the lights on hold our nation’s welfare, and our very survival, in their hands every day.

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