02/10/2016
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"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."
"It seems like this is going to place a big burden on them because there is just no guarantee, once you kick people off the program, that a job appears."
"I think it was very clear to people during the recession that it was hard to find a job."