But you are not going to give us a formal request of any kind so that we know how the President wants to set these priorities?
Do you not agree that fulfilling that kind of mandate will require significant investments in training and recruiting and retaining and test...
With all due respect, let me just tell you that when we worked on the No Child Left Behind, the authorization for this requirement and this ...
I hope that you take a look at that, because there is a lot of disagreement on that.
I guess I am kind of surprised that we are facing an operation and maintenance issue of this scale.
Clearly, there are a lot of critical projects in my State, from transportation obstruction, water, energy, environmental projects that I hav...
Let me just thank Senator Reid and the Chairman for their assistance with our energy and water projects in the past though.
Well, I think that is a real concern for this committee that we need to be aware of.
And it seems like every lock and dam on the Columbia and Snake system could use an increase of O & M funding right now.
Well, I will keep pushing the committee.
So it is a concern?
As I look at your Corps budget, it seems to contain a commitment to that effort, the Columbia estuaries, a new start in fiscal year 2003 and...
We need leaders who will not sing Nero's song, which he sang as Rome burned, which was, 'We need more research.'
You've decided to sing a different song of saying, we ought to take action.
I hope we do not lose our focus on that issue.
This is not just an issue for women in their 40's or 50's, but for women who are in their 20's and 30's.
Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, first for having this hearing, which I think is so important today.
I am very worried that the current conflicting and confusing messages are not going to help our efforts to expand access.
