I'm the Administrator. I'm accountable.

Because Congress cut the budget. Because you guys cut the budget.

Yes, I would argue that the--we have enforcement discretion, and so we've sent that guidance out.

Congress must act. And it is imperative that we do act.

I can assure you it is not ESG.

If Ronald Reagan was here and he was listening to people talk about... that we need government to make sure that people have to invest in companies... he would not even recognize you guys.

I represent a lot of constituents that are very frustrated about this particular issue.

The fact of the matter is that sand that is being dredged is the sand that came from the beach and the sand that really needs to go back to the beach to preserve the ecosystem.

If you want a wise expenditure of Federal funds, don't go sending us miles offshore.

There has been no evidence of any detrimental impact on the ecosystem around Masonboro Inlet or the sound areas around Wrightsville Beach.

There is zero negative environmental impact.

I appreciate the opportunity to highlight the importance of H.R. 524 to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

H.R. 524, the long and the short of it is, it fixes this problem in a very common-sense fashion by creating the exemption, making that permanent, which has been practiced for 50-plus years.

This bill would provide that certainty.

Mr. Rouzer's bill, H.R. 524, would restore reason to the process of how we maintain and restore beaches.

Congressman Rouzer's H.R. 524 proposes that certain borrow sites be exempted if these sites have been used by a coastal storm risk management program for more than 15 years.

The return on the Federal dollar spent is significantly higher than many projects that you continue to fund.

Congressman David Rouzer has introduced H.R. 524, which would exempt inlet borrow sources that were used to support beach nourishment projects for at least 15 years from CBRA.