We need a Nassau County plan.

I met with the Army Corps of Engineers yesterday, in fact, on this, Colonel Owens; talked, in fact, to Congressman Bishop yesterday; and we are making good progress on getting that money available.

We miss him--that this is just the type of project we envisioned, a large essential public works project, susceptible to major flooding.

HEARING--ELECTION ADMINISTRATION: INNOVATION, ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS AND COST SAVINGS

I would like to return to something that was mentioned, which is the implicit credit allocation effects of stress tests, which are real, and I think probably unavoidable.

Those who undermine that project and who threaten Ukraine's territorial integrity or its economic activity will hear us as well. As I understand the 1994 agreement, Great Britain and the United States, two of the great powers in this…

Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Chairman Royce for bringing this bill to the floor and Ranking Member Engel, and my good friend from Massachusetts for his great leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my strong support…

Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to recognize Michael C. Hoffman of Saratoga Springs for receiving the prestigious Flame of Hope Award from the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York. This award highlights Mike's outstanding…

Do we have any concrete data that demonstrates that airlines have realized any significant operational benefits from NextGen today?

So I take that as support for NextGen?

I think there is a great opportunity for the administration here as well to use the St. Lawrence Seaway organization as an opportunity for more economic development in the Great Lake regions.

Mr. Secretary, I want to take a few moments to raise with you the growing importance of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system for the moving of commercial goods by water to and from the Great Lakes region.

Do you agree a sensible stepping stone to NextGen would be to promptly adopt policies and procedures, specifically performance based navigation procedures, which would enable airlines to fully utilize the advanced avionics already on these…

I support creative solutions to the abandoned housing crisis.

You mentioned that you were seeking a more efficient contracting model and project-based Section 8 program.

Vacant, foreclosed, and abandoned property has been a serious problem for communities around Ohio and certainly across the country.

We are working together, along with Congressman Ryan, because I think it is very important that you take out the houses that have bad bones.

the cost of jet fuel is now the airline industry's largest operating cost with the average cost of a gallon of jet fuel up by 260 percent since 2000.