Lori Trahan: “Our bill fixes that. It puts real federal money on the table the moment an emergency like this hits, so no community has…”

I share the ranking member's concern that we need to fully understand how this technology can be used for the wrong reasons.

NHTSA must regularly review and update the list of companies subject to the SGO. The agency must ensure compliance with the SGO by all subjected companies.

We must also acknowledge its shortcomings so we can ensure it is applied correctly and safely.

Haverhill showed us what happens when a century-old system fails and the federal government is nowhere to be found. Cities were left to fight sewage flowing into the Merrimack with local dollars and borrowed time.