Byron Dorgan: “I'd much sooner appropriate funding to finish a project that is worthy rather than pay penalties to end the project.”

People's lives are at risk.

We have now reached the tipping point that requires, in my judgment, action by Congress.

You cannot allow this to continue. This is not fair. It is not even legal.

What you and members of this Committee can do and will do by putting the spotlight on this spot will save lives.