Senator McCain really spearheaded what is called the Rio Reimagined Initiative in Phoenix.

We like regular order.

the environmental benefits of the Corps' ecosystem restoration portfolio, including those projects that we are talking about here today, clearly show a response to climate change through increasing resilience.

We want them to feel like they have been listened to.

I think there is an acronym for that, GRR. I understand that there are some remaining construction features for the Tres Rios project, with a reevaluation of the project underway to address increased costs in the next steps.

The issues along South Florida's coast with sea level rise, you cannot abandon, we cannot abandon the issue of restoration within the Everglades to deal strictly or solely with the climate concerns along the coast.

bipartisan solutions are lasting solutions.

By building the relationships with the conservation community and others and highlighting the need for support for shorebird, seabird, wading bird conservation, we had the ability to establish the South Carolina Coastal Bird Conservation…

It is really ingenious and highly commendable.

Speaking of sea level rise, as a Senator from the lowest lying State in the United States, our State is sinking, the seas around us are rising.

Every now and then we are fortunate to have a leader of another nation come to Washington, to Capitol Hill, and speak at a joint session of the Congress.

Also to have their ideas implemented into the project is really important.

I was born to play third base for the Detroit Tigers. They had different ideas.

I like to quote Mark Twain from time to time.

We celebrated their lives.

One of the best ways to figure out where to go is to find out what works and do more of that.

They are now one of our top 10 trading partners in the whole country.

We have a local chapter of Captains for Clean Water on this Committee. Senator Kelly and I are both retired Navy captains. We are very interested in clean water.

Thank you for introducing a new term, violent agreement. That is great.

I worry that we are getting to the place where unless some real hands on leadership takes place, we are going to see companies backing away.

I would really urge, if there is stuff you need in our offshore wind permitting reform, get it to me now.

Just as a follow up, how important is it for the Federal Government to also coordinate with States as well as with tribal governments, with local governments in order to facilitate the permitting process?

We said, yes, we thought we did, and we were going to do it in two phases.

climate is a real problem, and an expensive one too

I hope to come back and be able to ask you a few more questions.