WASHINGTON, DC – Four members of congress representing downstate districts in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Long Island have expressed their support for the controversial 190-mile high voltage electric transmission line currently being reviewed by state regulators.

US Representatives Peter King (R-NY), Michael McMahon (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) added their names to a letter addressed to New York State Governor David Paterson which communicates their “strong support” for the New York Regional Interconnect project.