Niki Tsongas: “I think we would all like to someday talk about something other than war in Afghanistan.”

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I too, feel that we as a full body of Congress should have the opportunity to debate an authorization for use of military force.

I think we're grateful for the NTSB, who's bringing some clarity, some objective clarity to just why this happened and what steps should be taken to prevent it from happening again.

I think it is important to remember that we are having this hearing today because it has been 47 days since the landfall of Hurricane Maria, and yet our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are still enduring a humanitarian crisis.