The Administration has all of the clout. Therefore, it has the responsibility.

The damage is much, much greater. There is no ability to respond to it proportionately.

We are nowhere close to modern.

I do want to thank the President for including $13 million in the budget request for the dredging of the Portland Harbor.

How about at the pumps? Can any changes be made in how the pumps are run, the reverse flow?

Who suffers? The Corps, the Bureau. They are pushed and compressed.

Well, that's really what I mean by adaptive management of the pumps.

Our harbors are decrepit.

Let me ask you this. In your judgment, what would be the amount of acre-feet that these administrative changes could provide?

I think this is the number one levee need in California, and Sacramento is the capital city.

You have a responsibility. I have a responsibility. The White House has a responsibility.

Is there any way for the Administration to propose, award a bill, for the highest priority projects in the country based on protection of life and property?

I think we have to find a way, and right now, I'll tell you, I don't know what that is. If anyone has a suggestion, I'm open to it.

It's wrong. It's just plain wrong. I've been here for 20 years. I've never seen anything like it.

Our ports are so far behind in infrastructure that it's scary.

You previously allowed a permit change for the Jones Pumping Plant which allowed for a 500 cfs increase.

Every $1 invested in flood control since 1928 has prevented more than $7 in damages when adjusted for inflation.

Let me say from the outset, and I've never actually said this before in 20 years, I am a big fan of both of your agencies.