My understanding is, from the discussion, there's a substantial problem with bank erosion. Where is that problem most acute?

If you're involved in a big flood fight, I'll tell you, I know who you want on your side and that's the Corps of Engineers.

Let me ask you--the Knife River, Spring and Antelope Creeks, all three were a problem and a contributor.

I have explained to the folks in the region that I understand that the people of Fargo and Moorhead, given what they faced this spring, believe that its most significant priority at the moment is flood control.

the water in the Missouri River system is being managed in a way that makes no sense at all.

So, if that was the case back then, the question in my mind is, is there a desire among local folks to evaluate that again?

So, regarding the section 22 study, is that a study that is designed to lead to a conclusion of saying, 'Here are devices or protection approaches that might be used to give that region better protection?'

Why would there not have been the same feasible alternatives in 1985 that there were in 1967?

Now, you have a Flood Recovery Task Force, which I know is describing a series of things for recovery.

Is there, in this same task force, a notion of what kind of protection might be needed?

It's collaboration, and it's a way to get at collaboration. The worst thing you can have is a disaster of some sort, and people coming together for the first time to figure out what to do.

This hearing and others like it that I've been holding is especially important as we consider a new transportation bill for the country.

But again, as far as even the debris removal, there was discussion of even in the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant as a 75/25 that the 25 percent cost share needed to come up with.

When I drafted that and put that in the bill it was very controversial, as you can imagine.

We need guidance from experts that, you know, who claim they have models that can predict, you know, scenarios that would be greater flooding than we had in 2009.

the question is how do we get that done.

I want to be helpful. I mean I'm chairman of the committee that funds the Corps of Engineers.

Alright, and that was in addition the ice jams?