John Mica: “We must stop sitting on our assets.”

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…

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

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.

I assure you, Mr. Evans, it will have repercussions up here among your allies and your partners.