Niki Tsongas: “These lands belong to all Americans, that they are part of our national heritage, and that we have to keep this in mind…”

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

Crafted on a bipartisan basis by Congress and signed into law by President Nixon, NEPA has informed Federal decision making and increased transparency for over 40 years.

The question for Congress is, in my view, how do we keep it that way and make it even better?

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 32, line 1, after the…