NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — Emotions were high in Quonset on Monday, as Rhode Island union leaders and the state’s congressional delegation lamented the Trump administration’s pause on the Revolution Wind project .

Gov. Dan McKee called the pause an “attack on Rhode Islanders.”

In a letter to leadership at Orsted Friday, the acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the Department of Interior wants concerns addressed before any work can resume.

Acting Director Matthew Giacona said these concerns have been identified as part of a review of offshore wind projects mandated by the president.

Specific concerns include protection of the environment and national security interests, Giacona said.

Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committe

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