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Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

From left to right: Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York; Jaime Williams, Assembly, member (D-59th District), New York State Assembly, Brooklyn, New York; Eleanor Acer, Senior Director, Refugee Protection, Human Rights First, New York, New York (minority witness); and Kenneth Spencer, Chairman, United States Park Police Fraternal Order of Police, Washington, DC, testify before the US House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York, left, testifies before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York testifies before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York, makes closing remarks as she concludes her testimony before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York, makes closing remarks as she concludes her testimony before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York testifies before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Natural Resources Hearing - Washington

Joann Ariola, New York City Council Member (R-District 32), Ozone Park, New York testifies before the United States House Committee on Natural Resources hearing “Destroying America’s Best Idea: Examining the Biden Administration’s Use of National Park Service Lands for Migrant Camps” in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. At issue is the proposed migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP for NY Post/ABACAPRESS.COM