03/08/2017
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"Simpson-Bowles, I believe, really only had one major vote on the House side, and that was Cooper-LaTourette..."
"There is virtually no likelihood that there is going to be any local opportunities to pick up the final costs of this."
"It is inconceivable how such a top-tier, fully authorized flood protection project, 65 percent complete, and an active Federal construction, a 3-to-1 benefit-cost ratio, it is not just a Democratic pr..."
"Obviously, my colleagues in the Chicagoland area, including Senator Durbin and I, are deeply disappointed, a mild expression, in discussion with the McCook Reservoir and the funding there."