02/15/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"These storms showed why we must invest in restoring Louisiana's natural hurricane protection system, the wetlands."
"These deadlines that are asked of you are not just pulled out of the air. There are reasons for it."
"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."
"I found in my own State, when I work on major flood control projects, one of the problems is we have great people and then you look over your shoulder, they have the whole history and they are gone."