Dan Webster

I ask my colleagues to similarly support H.R. 2015 in a bipartisan manner so that we may prepare it for the House floor Action.

I want to echo Mr. Webster and say thank you, thank you so much on the course modification on the Picayune Strand, the Central Everglades restoration projects.

I do not understand why we have that in the law. So I persist in saying that we have really got to do something about that.

My concern is not only that we might get our project stalled again, but my concern is this.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a NOAA question.

The Everglades are iconic, and what you are doing there is really going to be monumental for us and for Florida.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this meeting. I do not have a question, but I would like to thank General Jackson for the State of Florida and the three Chief's Reports that have come forward.

I want to thank you for your commitment to resilient construction and the use of techniques that will allow these projects to not just last for current times, but for into the future.

On rollcall No. 331 I was unable to register my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I mean, it is not just something we just sort of took a look at and thought: Well, this might be nice. We are willing to help out in any possible way to implement this.

I would like to thank Secretary Darcy and General Bostick for their leadership on Everglades restoration in Florida.

So part of what WRRDA does is give us an opportunity to look at alternative financing, which we are aggressively doing now, because the Federal Government cannot do this on its own.

Every time we get the GAO reports, it is always mentioned. It is a little thing...

It is great to see bipartisan cooperation here. We are continuing that into this Congress.

I want to thank you for holding this hearing on domestic aviation manufacturing.

This rule provides for ample and open debate. It advances a bill that originally passed the House 373-52, one of the most bipartisan votes we have had since I have been here. The underlying bill extends good public policy. That policy was…

I just want to remind the audience or anyone listening that we are talking about a rule that is dealing with transportation funding and about extending it so that we can continue the jobs necessary and finish the projects that have been…

I just want to make sure we remind everybody that there were 373 Members who voted for that halfhearted bill, including the gentleman who spoke against that bill but who voted for it just 2 years ago. Why? Because it was good policy. It…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 669 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 669 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), my friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of the resolution, all time yielded is…

I mean, most of Florida is a wetland and the water is close to the surface.

We were used to having a 50-50 commitment with the Federal Government, but us funding most of it.

I have one other question. Well, I see Ms. Frankel here, so I will ask about the JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port, in Florida.

I know Mr. DeFazio had covered some of the issues already.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Darcy, if a port wants to do a deepening project on their own under section 204 of WRDA from 1986...