Corps levees and floodwalls protect millions of homes, farms, and businesses.
I am very concerned that this budget submission shortchanges these programs.
I appreciate the hard work the Corps of Engineers does in the state of Mississippi and around the country in carrying out its responsibiliti...
Well, I think that is a real concern for this committee that we need to be aware of.
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.
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...
I guess I am kind of surprised that we are facing an operation and maintenance issue of this scale.
I plan to work aggressively with Ranking Member Byrd, Chairman Stevens and Chairman Domenici to ensure that this Subcommittee gets the resou...
My only point is, and I have been saying this for sometime, and others, it is not just me, that we would be better off if we had the transpo...
I think it has worked extremely well.
Yes, I think it would be a good idea, don't you?
They are that far away.
Chairman Domenici has never tolerated the Department treating his State or any other State or any locality shabbily.
You were visionary in being able to do it.
