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“this is documentary proof that the concern that is being raised with this amendment is something that is already part of the permitting process. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management signed off on the project. Again, we are about $4 billion into the project. The Trump administration, on August 22, put out a halt work order, citing national security concerns, with not a single bit of detail. We have union jobs, laborers, operating engineers, and longshoremen who are now totally in limbo in terms of whether or not the good work that they have been doing, in compliance with a Federal permit on a project that has been paid for, is going to be suspended by issues that don't exist in terms of the process. This issue is covered. Having this amendment pass would add an additional layer of delay on this project. Time is the enemy in terms of these working families having their job security at a time when our labor market is eroding. The project will also bring lower energy costs to southern New England. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”