Mike Simpson actually said...

"I appreciate your willingness to work with us, and that is really all I am asking, is a commitment that you will keep working with these individuals to address the concerns."

"As a Great Lakes member, I would ask you to address serious and widely held concerns about Great Lakes' dredging needs."

"If non-Federal partners are going to pay for it, do you do the technical expertise and the design, do they then own it?"

"As you can tell we have 4 members from California on this Committee, and consequently when California has a drought, we have a hearing."