We never expected that nearly 13 years later, we would be making yet another request to protect the city from the flood emergency caused by ...
The fact is, we have the only lake flooding in the United States that has been pretty devastating to a region.
presuming we do--and I think we will--it will include, likely, $4.4 to $4.6 billion for the Corps of Engineers.
What specific preparations are underway now by the cities and the States and also the Corps?
Everything possible must be done to keep the inlet viable in Congress as a long-term option.
I'm very anxious to work with you and the city of Moorhead, and to proceed to get it done.
If it snowed 23 days in one month in December would that predict anything about an extraordinary snowfall in the following spring?
Will that have to be rebuilt?
Nothing would make me more--feel better if we could just sit in city hall and watch the river go by.
Hopefully, in 4 or 5 months, we can have an informal visit and believe that we got through all of this.
I don't know whether you have an emergency pot of money, but given what we have heard recently now, of potential major flooding on the Red a...
We have to begin working with the Corps to address the permanent structures that we have to change.
The issue is, you want people to be aware of it and then to have enough information for the folks in the city to begin making preparations.
all of us need to reach out and do all that we can to work with Spirit Lake Nation.
I would bring back the inlet debate in future sessions of the Congress, but for now, the outlet is what is needed.
We appreciate that you continue to understand the challenges that lie ahead of us, and we hope we are able to work together to find workable...
We have had, in our experience with Devils Lake, I think, 3 or 4 years in which we've had the 1 and 2 percent chance actually realized.
We want to be able to be prepared to fight it as completely and fully as we can.
