Roger Marshall: “this is really pretty simple, and I am kind of amazed to hear Mr. Bachus and my good friend from Alabama, Mr. Davis, say…”

“this is really pretty simple, and I am kind of amazed to hear Mr. Bachus and my good friend from Alabama, Mr. Davis, say that Congress ought not to be intervening, that this is a judicial matter, because that is exactly what it is. And that is exactly what Congress is proposing to do right now, and it is very inappropriate. The question whether or not the corps should conduct this study was submitted to the court. The court ruled against Alabama. Alabama and Florida do not like that decision. All three parties had their day in court on whether or not the corps should proceed with the study. Now Alabama and Florida are running to Congress trying to get Congress to intervene in a way that, frankly, Mr. Bachus and Mr. Davis both say would be inappropriate. I agree with that. It is inappropriate for Congress to intervene in a court proceeding where the court has specifically approved something. And the court has approved the corps moving forward with its study. For the Congress not to approve the Deal amendment is for Congress to intervene inappropriately in an ongoing court proceeding. Congress should not do that. It has not done it in the past.”