Niki Tsongas: “The tragedy that took place in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, shocked and saddened the Nation.”

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.

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.

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

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