John Boozman actually said...

Again, thank you all for being here today. We appreciate you for taking the time to, again, talk about this very important subject.

It is such a huge, huge issue, a big expense, and just, you know, a gigantic project that is so, so very important.

This year's budget request of $9.8 billion reflects a 22 percent increase over the fiscal year 2021 enacted level of 8.1 billion.

the committee is very, very supportive of the project and understands how important it is.