Jim Costa: “I want to commend you for putting this hearing together. It is an important issue.”

Food is a national security issue.

We must begin a new feasibility study so the Corps of Engineers can investigate flood risk management needs as well as potential modifications to improve the dam's safety.

I appreciate your support for this project in this year's bill and ask that you provide the remaining funds necessary in fiscal year 2025 to complete the general re-evaluation report.

I think that China is watching what we're doing in Ukraine just as Russia is trying to determine what is the resolve of the United States.