05/12/2009
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"There was a need to do that. Congress directed the Corps to complete a study of how to provide Category 5 hurricane protection that includes but structural elements and wetlands restoration."
"These deadlines that are asked of you are not just pulled out of the air. There are reasons for it."
"These storms showed why we must invest in restoring Louisiana's natural hurricane protection system, the wetlands."
"Thank you so much. Because I think it is important."