07/20/2009
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"the intent of that study was to start getting our arms around the magnitude of the flooding problem that we face with the future conditions that we are going to be dealing with."
"Thank you for your commitment. And you heard it."
"The Army Corps of Engineers is--simply put--the nation's premier water resources expert for our Nation."
"Despite significant investment of state, regional and even private funds, fully restoring the tidal wetlands of the San Francisco Bay cannot be accomplished without additional federal funding."