Niki Tsongas: “We can always do it better. If we did it right the first time, we would be out of a job.”

My amendment is very straightforward. It restores a bipartisan provision to the bill, one that was actually approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. In 2009, Congress approved the King Cove Land Exchange under the…

I think it is important to keep in mind that the lands that this road seeks to cross are Federally protected public lands. They are managed and protected on behalf of all Americans to specifically protect wildlife habitat. And, as such…

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

I have serious reservations about the funding-related elements of the Army's new plan.