Today we have witnessed seals, dolphins and porpoises returning to the harbor. Fish are plentiful. Sandpipers, loons, and other sea birds now play in the surf.
People now swim in the harbor freed from their fears of catching diseases from being in the water.
I realize our work cleaning the harbor is far from over, indeed I wish it were. But, as we can see today, this harbor has come back from the dead. Other important environmental issues facing the 9th Congressional District and the nation include strengthening not weakening the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. The next Congress must work diligently to renew our commitment to the environment by renewing the Endangered Species Act. The return of American Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons to our area offer the strongest possible testimony that the Endangered Species Act works.