I believe, personally, that we are asking the Corps of Engineers to juggle too many priorities.

Even with all the devastation brought by this flood, we still don't know the full extent of damage.

It tells the Corps of Engineers that, 'You shall recalculate your storage space to protect us from the greatest runoff ever.'

In fact, since 1992, the Corps has spent $616 million on fish and birds.

This has got to change.

Congress and the Corps of Engineers must make the repair a priority to avoid a similar situation occurring next year, or we could be here again.

One of these proposals by Mr. King, H.R. 2942, would direct the chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri River mainstream reservoir system master water control manual.

The Corps follows the money. They are seeing that $72.8 million, and they focus on fish and wildlife, and not flood control.

I think we have to tell them--even though they have changed their position now to a third position--first one was, 'We are not going to change the management because it is a 500-year event;' second one is, 'Well, we might because we have…

I will say this. Amtrak will always have a warm spot in my heart.

For far too long, administrations from both sides of the aisle have neglected to tackle the management and financial problems both at HUD and at many public housing agencies throughout the country.