Thank you to you, Senator Durbin, for your leadership and your vision and your very vigorous leadership on this issue.
I not only thank you but express my admiration to you for your work in achieving progress.
Thank you, Senator Landrieu. I want to join in thanking you personally...
They need to be more specific.
The Army Corps of Engineers should and must take an increased role in flood mitigation efforts.
Stamford offers an example of what I think you have heard from a number of my colleagues about the use of hurricane barriers.
Senator Blumenthal was very specific, showing one example of where a million dollars can save $20 million-plus.
An investment of less than a million dollars would ensure a saving of $25 million in avoided recovery costs.
we are mutually supportive and reinforcing, as we are to responses that have been done to other disasters
we need to invest now or pay later, that there are measures we can take now to minimize the damage in the future
I would suggest to you that the jurisdictional question ought to be resolved very simply and starkly. If a company manufactures drugs, you r...