John Mica: “We want to tell you that you are a breath of fresh air from the West Coast.”

I think it will save money and actually benefit projects that start with non-Federal dollars and can be a great advantage to some of those ports and other waterways that are at a disadvantage because of the distance of the project. So I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. 1__. ADJUSTMENT TO COST BENEFIT RATIO. For any navigation…

Again, if you don't have communication, I mean, when they couldn't communicate--and we held funds up a couple of times. I think I participated in that to get your attention.

The bipartisan cooperation has been very effective in moving this forward.