John Mica: “They would be given first preference.”

We tried to get them to comply, but they never did fully comply.

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…

But where are we? Do you know? Maybe Mr. Wiedefeld can tell me.

This isn't very glamorous. But just look at the progress we've made.