Steve Southerland: “I thank the gentleman very much for those sentiments and that offer. We will contact the coaches and see what we can do.”

I would urge the Corps to mandate that Georgia implement such practices in their draft water control plan.

I mean I look at when you have had 50 percent reduction in water flows, it is having a--you did allude to the oyster industry down in Apalachicola. That is the heart of my district.

I certainly appreciate your passion for it. I know we differ on some ideas of how to resolve it, but I do agree with you that there are people out there that need the help.

The Food Stamp Program, or SNAP, is a food supplement program whose intended purpose is to assure individuals with the very lowest incomes have enough to eat.