Niki Tsongas: “I urge my colleagues to reject this misguided amendment and vote to protect the scientific integrity of the Endangered…”

Given the information that we have learned from the gas explosions that devastated the Merrimack Valley in September, it is now clear that this disaster was entirely preventable.

This amendment really is a very modest investment in our Nation's workforce and, therefore, worthy of increased funding devoted to this purpose. We can't just be investing in energy technologies; we need to be investing in our people who…

I am gravely concerned not only about our efforts to correct this ongoing problem, but also about the impact it may be having on the recruitment, retention, and confidence level of the pilots we ask to fly this aircraft.

To put it simply, NEPA makes sure that we 'look before we leap,' and are using taxpayer dollars wisely.