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Michael Arcuri: “Again, I rise in very strong opposition to this bill. This bill does so few things in terms of getting power to where it…”

On the recordJune 20, 2007
Again, I rise in very strong opposition to this bill. This bill does so few things in terms of getting power to where it needs to be. They talk about the fact that the original 1221 was intended to help get power to places that need it to help alleviate congestion. But, in fact, the NYRI proposal in New York State does nothing whatsoever to prevent congestion. Rather, it does more to create congestion than to alleviate it. I strongly support the Hinchey-Wolf amendment because I believe that using eminent domain to take people's property in order to run power lines over it is the wrong thing. It is not the American way. It is not what we came to Congress for. And I strongly oppose that.
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Michael Arcuri
New York

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Opposing a bill related to power line construction and eminent domain during a House floor debate.

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