Speech #1100186650

Its too grubby. you arent people who we had in mind when we talked about the beauties of the environment. you dont deserve this because youve had graffiti and some of you belong to gangs"-an inaccurate characterization of the whole cityto deny them that is I think a degree of cruelty. frankly. that I hope this House does not encompass. I and others have tried very hard to take into account what other Members think about their districts. To repudiate what all of the Members of Congress. five of us very directly involved here. think would be important for this particular area because an LNG plant that has been rejected by the Department of Commerce and by the Coast Guard and cannot be resuscitated. might some day in 10 years be resuscitated. and by then we will have had enough other LNG plants that it wouldnt even have any demand probably. that these people should be told. just the 9 miles. conveniently. the city of Fall River. the urban area. the area of hardworking immigrants who became American citizens. that they should be told that they dont qualify for environmental protection is a decision that I hope this House would not make. I thank the gentleman from Arizona and the gentleman from West Virginia for the consideration they have given. It may in part be relevant that these are Members who themselves understand the desire of working people. of people who have lived in these kinds of areas. to get the same kind of consideration for their environmental needs as wealthy suburbanites.