We know the issues out there, we know how to address them and deal with them if we commit the resources and our time and our dedication.

I was honored to vote affirmatively on the confirmation of Senator Salazar. I think he is going to be a great Secretary of the Interior.

We have made promises, we have signed the line in treaty agreements, and we have trust responsibilities.

I would bring back the inlet debate in future sessions of the Congress, but for now, the outlet is what is needed.

We want to be able to be prepared to fight it as completely and fully as we can.

We have had, in our experience with Devils Lake, I think, 3 or 4 years in which we've had the 1 and 2 percent chance actually realized.

We appreciate that you continue to understand the challenges that lie ahead of us, and we hope we are able to work together to find workable solutions.

Are there any estimates about what the aggregate costs of dealing with those roads would be?

Your projections about Devils Lake are projections that say 98 percent certainty we're going to exceed the record level of Devils Lake.

Nothing would make me more--feel better if we could just sit in city hall and watch the river go by.

Will that have to be rebuilt?

If it snowed 23 days in one month in December would that predict anything about an extraordinary snowfall in the following spring?

I'm very anxious to work with you and the city of Moorhead, and to proceed to get it done.

Mr. Dummer, how periodic will your new forecasts be as we lead up to this potential spring event?

Everything possible must be done to keep the inlet viable in Congress as a long-term option.

What specific preparations are underway now by the cities and the States and also the Corps?

presuming we do--and I think we will--it will include, likely, $4.4 to $4.6 billion for the Corps of Engineers.

The fact is, we have the only lake flooding in the United States that has been pretty devastating to a region.