Bill Clinton: “Mr. Panetta says--drawing on his experience as former chairman of the House Budget Committee, so he knows this stuff…”

“Mr. Panetta says--drawing on his experience as former chairman of the House Budget Committee, so he knows this stuff-- [laughter]--he says if we get the money to the Corps, he believes they have some flexibility to build on the revetments as a part of the mitigation plan. So we need the--I would think that you all should work with the Governor and try to make that a part of the mitigation plan, because obviously that's what we're trying to do, to go back to his question. We're trying to minimize the chance of this occurring again. So I would urge you to make sure that you make that a priority, and then we'll try to make sure whatever we can do whatever is necessary to give the Corps the legal authority to do it. Yes, sir. There's a gentleman in the back there. We're bringing you a microphone. [Participants praised the inmates of the Larch Mountain Corrections Facility and all the Hispanics in the farm communities for their sandbagging efforts.]”