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CONGRESSMEN JIM MCGOVERN, BARNEY FRANK URGE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO EXAMINE IMPORTANT REPORT ON LNG ISSUE

Contact: Michael Mershon
(202) 225-6101

May 24, 2005

Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Barney Frank (D-MA) today urged Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff to examine an important new report on the risks associated with the siting of Liquefied Natural Gas terminals in populated areas. The letter also states that the Congressmen will request a meeting with Secretary Chertoff on this issue.

The report, "LNG Facilities in Urban Areas," was prepared by counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke, who has served in both Republican and Democratic Administrations.

A copy of the letter by the lawmakers is linked below. The Clarke report is available upon request, and is also linked here:

  • Letter from U.S. Sens. Kennedy and Kerry, U.S. Reps. Frank and McGovern, urging the Federal Regulatory Energy Comission to act Favorably on Fall River LNG Motion 

  • Letter from U.S. Reps. Frank and McGovern to Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff

  • Counterterrorism Report - LNG Facilities in Urban Areas

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