Now, Howard, my friend, he believes that biotech is a part of the solution to solving world hunger.

I agree with you that the bill does a good job in avoiding putting universities into the same category as patent trolls.

I have toured the project in its infancy. Obviously, as you are, as many are, we are disappointed in the cost overruns and the continued delays.

I have tremendous concerns, especially in light of the fact that it seems that, in one instance, the DC Court of Appeals has allowed the EPA to basically veto one of your already-existing 404 permits.

I would like to submit a copy of a letter that I, along with the rest of my delegation Illinois and Indiana, signed.

I just want to give you fair warning when you come back to this committee--I just talked about this subject with your St. Louis District--and it is a design flaw in lock and dam 27, the Mel Price Project, that is causing some damage to the Wood River levee system.

We share a common goal to make sure that our veterans get employment when they return home.

Will the Corps of Engineers be open to an addendum to any rule that would allow some guidelines to be put forth, so that the EPA cannot veto work that you are already doing?

I hope we can work together in some new and innovative approaches to begin that process.

I have a tremendous concern when 17 years ago we picked an option to upgrade our water infrastructure along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, and we have yet to do so because we have projects like Olmsted that are still backlogged.

Do you think finishing Olmsted could be an option through a public-private partnership?