On the recordJuly 27, 2017
I would just like to close by saying that I do appreciate the hard work that has been done by so many on both sides of the aisle in this particular area. We all appreciate how important the cleanup of these environmental sites are. The people in my district have been suffering with this for 40 years, and we are trying to bring attention to the issue and trying to get the resources focused on this. We have met with people from the Navy, from the Army Corps of Engineers, from the EPA, from the DEC, and from local State officials in the State of New York that are interested. Congressman Peter King and Congressman Paul Cook both understand how important it is that we try and send the signal that we are trying to have a commensurate increase in this account with the overall increase in the budget. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
