"The previous administration continuously brought us laughable budget proposals that ignored federal responsibility, or reality."
"One of the most important, at least for this committee, will be the rewrite of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, known here as the Dirty Water Rule."
"I believe this rule must be immediately repealed and then replaced."
"I expect this corporate giveaway to also be reversed soon."
"Addressing environmental justice considerations and community engagement needs to become the norm again."
"Madam Chair, you are really, really fortunate that you are not here in the hearing room."
"We also have algae blooms in California."
"I want to bring to the attention of General Spellmon the Yuba River Goldfields restoration project."
"This is a 300,000-acre win-win program that is available."
"The majority of levees across the Nation have been located and identified, with some limited gaps in unmapped areas."
"The Corps does not have an estimate of the cost to do the necessary maintenance and repairs for every deficient levee in the United States."
"can you commit to giving the Upper Ohio Navigation Project, full and fair consideration given the urgent state of the project and its significant benefits for my region and our country?"