Tom Harkin actually said...

Each year of delay is a significant loss in economic development and jobs, higher flood insurance costs and again also possible flood damage...

I commend COE for its rapid movement of the Chief's report on Cedar Rapids.

the loss from a 100-year flood is very likely to be well more than $1 billion.

I was disappointed with the level of support in the fiscal year 2012 budget proposal from the White House.