So what would be the evidence then of whether or not there was anything harmful there if it was buried that deep?
I want to express my appreciation for the Corps and the Army for remaining to hear you out.
What you have just said mentioning regulators suggests that the Corps should not leave on the basis of its own evaluatio...
However, Mr. Chairman, the Corps neither informed this committee, despite our oversight over the years, or me, the city'...
I think that in light of your testimony about how the Corps has underestimated the cost of cleanup, that would seem to b...
I don't understand why that is even a problem.
When will the material be available to the public?
I recognize the position, particularly that the Corps is put in, in dealing with their own munitions very deeply buried.
But all we want to see is what we can see now. I am not asking to see what you haven't completed yet.
I listed Spring Valley as one of my top priorities in a letter to the Chair as the legislative year began because of the...
I appreciate that, beginning in my early years in Congress when I was in the minority, this committee has held every hea...
Neither Congress nor the community has seen the Corps' 2 year exit plan or any evidence that the area has been cleaned.
I appreciate that you have made us understand that there is no leaving, no exit in that sense.
Who is that entity, particularly given that the Corps has left twice and had to be called back?
Thank you very much, Mr. Kerwin. We are going to go to Ms. Wells.
I am looking for somebody above it all who will look at the work and say that the work has been done or not.
I cannot say to you that I have been convinced yet, we have some time to go, that an independent evaluation will not be ...
Is that the most serious problem you will have to continue to monitor?