I think the end result is that we gain two friends in one part of the world with all our effort.

Well, it is, because it will instill a degree of confidence that we have finally been willing to deal with our long-term problem of debt and deficit, with our entitlements but also with our spending. But I want to refer back to a statement…

Every part of the appropriations of the United States for the fiscal year 2012 year are going to be under tremendous scrutiny and under tremendous pressure because of the demands on us to reduce our deficit and our debt over time.

If we are doing climate change primarily in its focus on agriculture and its effect on agriculture, why would that not be a part of the Food for the Future appropriation rather than being titled 'climate change'?

I think Africa is a critical continent to our country in the future.

That expansion is necessary because in 2014, the ships that will come through the newly expanded Panama Canal will come to the East Coast of the United States, and without a deepening of the channel, many of those ships will not be able to…

The revenue that comes to the United States of America and the income that helps us support this economy and pay for our budget... comes from revenues that come from imports into this country and products we export in this country.

The Corps and the agencies appear to be close to reaching an agreement on the project mitigation.

The Department of Commerce must balance habitat protection with that of the economic development needs of this country.

This is about the commerce of the United States of America and the access of our ports on the Eastern Seaboard and what that produces in revenue to the country.

The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is critical to the economic growth and recovery of the Southeast.

I'm going to steal a great idea that you had in your presentation. You held up a nickel. I want to hold up a dollar, which is 20 times a nickel.