John Doolittle: “I very much wish to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and his staff and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr.…”

“I very much wish to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and his staff and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and his staff and also the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Costello) and their staffs for helping us on this bill. As the economy begins to revive in this country, I am delighted that we can pass WRDA. It will do a great deal to help the economy but also to help all the communities throughout the Nation that will receive improvements under this bill. We have struggled for many years in the Sacramento region to find a common solution to the water management problems that we have. And I am very pleased to be here today and to say that we have reached an acceptable compromise. The gentlemen from California (Mr. Matsui) (Mr. Ose) (Mr. Pombo) and I represent various parts of the Sacramento region and have reached a compromise that will address both water supply and flood control. We could not have done this without the help of all the members and their staffs who lead this committee. I really appreciate that. It is a great effort. It will be of immeasurable benefit to our region. Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to lend my support for this piece of legislation.”