Are you saying the permanent will be complete by the end of this calendar year? Because I don't think that is the case.

OK. Well, that was announced. So if this is the announcement of a reversal of that, I applaud it.

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.

Morganza to the Gulf. That is an absolutely vital project that has been lingering and delayed for decades now.

Let me applaud your saying that future reprogramming is not ruled out.

Mr. President, since President Obama took office, the price of a gallon of gasoline at the pump has risen 96 percent--96 percent, from $1.83 to now $3.60, with absolutely no end in sight. Meanwhile, and not coincidentally, the President…

I'm glad to see we have won.

I think this is something that both Senator Snowe and I feel strongly about, and we are going to pursue it.

we realize we have far to go.

the Federal Government does not put people to work. Entrepreneurs put people to work.

the bottom line is our nation's revenues and spending are vastly misaligned.

What is the status of the negotiation with that company?

It's very important. Whether it's for homeland security or drug interdictions, or hurricanes, for that gulf coast region to have that kind of protection and reach.

In some of the barracks where we're asking our soldiers, I would literally not want to see pets or animals kept in some of these facilities.

I think it's been very positive.

I've served on this subcommittee now for about 8 years, and it's been a high priority of several of us on this subcommittee.

It's just not fair. I'm proud that we're making efforts on the family housing.

I would like to commend Secretary Shinseki for innovative use of a contingency fund for veterans medical services.