We really need COE to move forward with these complicated studies in Des Moines.

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Secretary Darcy, across the country, a number of cities are facing decertification of their levees as a result of higher estimated water flows, one of those cities being the capital city of Iowa, Des Moines.

the loss from a 100-year flood is very likely to be well more than $1 billion.

I commend COE for its rapid movement of the Chief's report on Cedar Rapids.

If we do not get something done within the next about 18 months, we are facing some real economic problems in the city of Des Moines.

I think that there is a need to increase funding available the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.

Each year of delay is a significant loss in economic development and jobs, higher flood insurance costs and again also possible flood damage.

I was disappointed with the level of support in the fiscal year 2012 budget proposal from the White House.

Too often, nominees appear before us and fail to give meaningful responses.

I tried to advocate for positions that I felt struck an appropriate balance between providing treatment for people in the criminal justice system that needed treatment, but also making sure that it was done in a way that did not jeopardize…

the administration proposes only a small increase in the cap from the Crime Victims Fund, and it would zero out the Federal Victim Notification System.

I cannot find fault with your survey and studying things and being evidence based and all that, but it seems to me that by doing to these two programs what they are doing, they have already made a declaration that those programs are not…

I want your judgment of whether or not you think it makes sense for us to create new crime victim programs before the existing programs that are now being shortchanged are fully funded.

I think you and I agree on this subject, so I do not know whether I need to speak or not.

Mr. President, the Senate will confirm two more of the President's judicial nominees. Both of these nominees are for seats termed ``judicial emergencies.'' My Republican colleagues and I continue to demonstrate our cooperation. We have…

But let me do my job, because we want to make sure that people that interpret the law as opposed to make the law get on our courts.

Everything that has been on this subject has been said, but I have not said it and, by golly, I am going to say it.