we realize we have far to go.
I think this is something that both Senator Snowe and I feel strongly about, and we are going to pursue it.
This is going to be a high priority for this Committee and I know Senator Snowe shares my passion for this issue of elim...
I've served on this subcommittee now for about 8 years, and it's been a high priority of several of us on this subcommit...
It's just not fair. I'm proud that we're making efforts on the family housing.
Let me applaud your saying that future reprogramming is not ruled out.
Morganza to the Gulf. That is an absolutely vital project that has been lingering and delayed for decades now.
I am very, very glad that we are going to meet that deadline in some sense, and I thank you again for the Corps' work.
OK. Well, that was announced. So if this is the announcement of a reversal of that, I applaud it.
Are you saying the permanent will be complete by the end of this calendar year? Because I don't think that is the case.
I am very concerned about some real gaps in that work and some real continuing needs in that work post-Katrina.
Forty one million to these local entities is a lot of money. They are out. They have fronted that money.
I don't want to take up more time here, but could you give me a written schedule, where any item that is temporary will ...
It is clear to me that we are never going to get a specific project recommendation out of it.
My point is that they fronted this money on the clear promise of reimbursement.
How are we possibly going to not curtail commerce when you are budgeting well less than half what we have spent in those...
My concern is that we are going to inhibit commerce and basically cost jobs.
Well, again, I know I am repeating myself, but if you all can followup with every feature that is temporary, the time li...
