"I guess one of the points I am trying to make is that the Corps will say, well, under Option 1 we are going to match at the lake the pumping capacity that the city has in the center of the city."
"But my point is, if under Option 1 you cannot allow the water to get past 6 feet, you are giving up a lot of safe storage between 6 feet and 12.5 feet, which we thought we had, which the system was de..."
"So again, under Option 1, that would not change. Under Option 2, it would completely change for the better."
"So, just to underscore this, where the canal walls breached have been replaced with a whole new design. Correct?"
"Everyone in the State unanimously is with this."
"Just to summarize, my personal goal coming out of this hearing, which I think is shared by Senator Landrieu and Chair Boxer, is to first urge the Corps again to reconsider their position on authorizat..."
"In my opening statement, I expressed a frustration, also, with some of the ways the Corps is moving forward..."
"To the Administration's credit, they have initiated a review of the country's human space flight programs, and they have selected the right man to lead that effort in Norm Augustine."
"NASA is at a critical stage in its history and the actions the White House and the Congress take on this Budget request will likely have repercussions for many years to come."
"Specifically at Michoud in Louisiana--and I bring that up because I know a lot about it not because it is the only important thing, but just as an example."
"I hope in practice the review is a little different than the directive on paper because on paper the review basically says ignore anything above this arbitrary dollar line."