NOAA routinely adopts these regulations for Federal waters, and we do have some activity, not as pronounced, but some activity in Federal waters.

It is, Madam Chairman. And we have tried in several different years to alter the composition, and we will try again.

It is vital across the country.

I appreciate the difficulty of that choice, and I appreciate the courtesy both of the Chairman, Senator Lieberman, and the Ranking Member, Senator Collins, in allowing me this time.

People may disagree about particular cases, but I hope that we can all recognize that powerful special interests have a constant interest in capturing our regulatory agencies.

I would urge you to relook at those numbers.

This is an exciting week for a Rhode Island company because on Friday in Shenandoah, Iowa, they will be opening a very significant bioprocess algae plant that is a, creates kind of a wonderful tableau.

there is no reason that they should be bearing the cost here.

68 percent of the beaches in New England and the mid-Atlantic... are eroding on an average of 1.6 feet a year.

I appreciate that with respect to the 205 program.

I have noticed that in the President's budget, there is the proposed elimination of four existing CAP's.

I am watching carefully to see that.

If that money should go away or be reduced in any way, we would see further cuts in already damaged victim services.

The Victims Fund is victims' money, and that is where it should be going.

I have heard the same thing that you have, that the reduction from $6 billion to $1 billion is an accounting adjustment and would not have immediate effects in the actual expenditures that are available to the victims of crime group in the…

As you know, the expansion of the Panama Canal expansion is due to be completed in 2014.

We will continue to fund those in this President's budget, but some of the others, like the small harbors money, are going to be cut.

I want to thank you, both Secretary Darcy and General Van Antwerp, for the extraordinary response of COE of Engineers to the floods last year in Rhode Island.