Rob Andrews: “The bill as it presently is constituted is spend first, think later. I think we should do the opposite, think first and…”

“The bill as it presently is constituted is spend first, think later. I think we should do the opposite, think first and then maybe spend later. We are being asked to invest nearly $30 million into a project that is not economically proven, that is environmentally risky, and that is fundamentally unfair to the people of southern New Jersey. Think first, then maybe spend later. Join with us and join with the League of Conservation Voters, Citizens Against Government Waste, Republicans and Democrats in support of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, at this point I will insert into the Record reports from the GAO which study other similar projects. Report by the Comptroller General of the United States: Montana's Libby Dam Project: More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not shown that its proposed project to add more generators to the Libby Dam and a reregulation dam downstream is economically justified or the best alternative for meeting Pacific Northwest electricity peaking needs: GAO questions the Corps method of calculating the project's benefits.”